Name Bacteria Giardia intestinalis Trichomonas vaginalis Entamoeba histolytica Balantidium coli Cryptosporidium parvum Cryptosporidium hominis Cyclospora

cayetanensis T. brucei gambiense/rhodesiense Trypanosoma cruzi Leishmania sp. Plasmodium sp. Toxoplasma gondii Naegleria fowleri Acanthamoeba sp. Microspridia Fasciola hepatica Fasciolopsis buski Clonorchis sinensis Opisthorchis felineus Paragonimus westermani Dicrocoelium dendriticum Diphyllobothrium latum Taenia saginata Taenia solium Hymenolepis nana Hymenolepsi diminuta Dipylidium caninum

Homo X X X X X X X

Hetero

Mono X X

Poly X

HOST hum+ani human human

Inf Stage cyst trophozoites cyst cyst oocyst oocyst oocyst met trypomas met trypomas promastigote sporozoite cyst,oocy,trop trophozoites trophozoi+cyst spore metacercaria metacercaria metacercaria metacercaria metacercaria metacercaria plerocercoid cysticercus larva cysticercus larva eggs cysticercus larva cysticercus larva

Transmission fecal oral(p-p or a-p),ingestion sex(di), toilet+towel+underw (indi) fecal oral(p-p),ingestion fecal oral(p-p),ingestion fecal oral(p-p or a-p),ingestion fecal oral(p-p or a-p),ingestion fecal oral(ind),ingestion tsetse fly(saliva),vectorborne sucking bug(feces),vectorborne vectorborne,sandfly(saliva) mosquito(saliva) cyst(raw meat),oocy(env),trachyzoi(plac) aspiration during swimming RT,cornea,damage skin,CNS(blood) fecal oral,urine oral,inhalation ingestion of adolescaria stage ingestion of raw water chestnuts (aldo) raw fish (meta) raw fish (meta) raw crabs,crayfish ingestion of infected ants ingestion of raw fish ingestion of poorly cooked beef raw pork ingestion of eggs of para ingestion of arthropds ingestion of flea

Site of inf SI vagina/prostate LI+liver+brain+lungs LI SI(epi)/RT SI(epi)/RT SI(epi) blood,lymph,CSF Blood,muscles,RES,neuro RES(BM,spleen,liver) parenchyma liver+RBC tissue(intracell) CNS CNS,skin,cornea,RT tissue(intracell) biliary duct SI biliary duct biliary duct lungs biliary duct SI SI SI+every organ SI+villi SI SI

Diagnostic methods micro(stool[cyst]),duo(tropo),IA from vag/pros/urethra(culture) intes(stool[tro&cy]+IFA),ex(blood) micro(stool[tropo]),culture stool(oocyst),IA stool(oocyst),IA stool(oocyst) blood,lymph,CSF xenodiagnostic,blood,lymph micro(BM,spleen,liver),ID,in vitro micro(peri blood),molecular metho immunotest,biopsy,molecular meth Micro(CSF),culture micro(<-),smear,culture micro(stool,urine,tissue),PCR,FISH micro(stool[eggs]),antibody detection micro(stool[eggs]),stool(adult parasit) micro(stool[eggs]),duodenal cont micro(stool[eggs]),duodenal cont micro(stool[eggs]),sputum,blood micro(stool[eggs]) micro(stool[eggs]) micro(stool[gravid proglottids]) micro(stool[gravid proglottids]),biopsy micro(stool[eggs]) micro(stool[eggs]) micro(stool[gravid proglottids+eggs])

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hum+pig+primat hum+ani human human hum+ani hum+ani hum+ani hum(in),mosq(de) cat(de),mam(in) human hum+mam hum+ani grass-eating,snail(in) mammals fish-eating mam fish-eating mam,snail mam,snail+crab(int) grass-eating,hum(acc) hum+fish-e,freshwf(in) human,cattle(in) human,pig(in) human(def+in) rodents,arthropods(in) dog/cats,fleas(in)

X X X

geo dis cosmo cosmo cosmo(subtrop) cosmo cosmo cosmo cosmo(S.As.+S.Am.) W.C. or E.C.Af. S.+C.Am. Af.+Med.+SW.As.+S&C Am. tropical,subtrop,warm climate cosmo cosmo(pools) cosmo cosmo cosmo endemic(far east+India) endemic(japan,china,czajnik) endemic(C&E Eur.+Siberia) endemic(far east+Africa) cosmo (w/out Australia) endemic(N.Eur.+As.+N.Am.+artic) cosmo cosmo cosmo cosmo cosmo

rem most com, H2O born one stage,T.tenax(mouth),T.hominis(LI) in farm and slaughterhouse IMC patients+kids, self-limiting IMC patients+kids, self-limiting no direct transmission chronic(xeno+sero),acute=Chagas dis mucocut=L.brazi,cut=L.tropica,visce=L.donovani causes malaria 30% humans infected,asymptomatic,H20borne PAM(fatal),2 forms:ameboid & flagellate form GAE(cyst),keratitis,nosoph inf.,in dust,soil,lens IMC patients immunoserological test useful,false diagnose(no inf) concentration technique are recomended eating sushi similar adult eggs with previous larva modify ants behavior prevent freshwater in lakes+treatment protection of cattle from human feces,cooking beef prevention=treatment, proper hygiene