Table 3-2.
Common parasites and related disease
Organism
Disease
Reservoir(s)
Range(s)
Protozoa
Balantidiasis
Man, swine
Worldwide
Amebiasis
Worldwide
Man
Giardiasis
Worldwide
Man, animals
Toxoplasmosis
Worldwide
Cat, mammals, birds
Nematodes (Roundworms)
Ascaris lumbricoides
Ascariasis
Worldwide-Southeastern USA
Man, swine
Ancylostoma duodenale
Hookworm
Tropical-Southern USA
Man
Necator americanus
Hookworm
Tropical-Southern USA
Man
Ancylostoma braziliense (cat hookworm)
Cutaneous Larva Migrans
Southeastern USA
Cat
Ancylostoma caninum (dog hookworm)
Cutaneous Larva Migrans
Dog
Southeastern USA
Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)
Enterobiasis
Man
Worldwide
Stronglyoides stercoralis (threadworm)
Strongyloidiasis
Man, dog
Tropical-Southern USA
Toxocara cati (cat roundworm)
Visceral Larva Migrans
Probably Worldwide
Canivores
Toxocara canis (dog roundworm)
Visceral Larva Migrans
Canivores
Sporadic in USA
Trichuris trichiura (whipworm)
Trichuriasis
Man
Worldwide
Cestodes (Tapeworms)
Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm)
Taeniasis
Man
Worldwide-USA
Taeniasis
Man
Rare in USA
Hymenolepis nana (dwarf tapeworm)
Taeniasis
Man, rat
Worldwide
Echinococcus granulosus (dog tapeworm)
Hydatid Disease
Far North-Alaska
Dog
Echinococcus multilocularis
Aleveolar Hydatid Disease
Dog
Rare in USA
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