Parasite in stool

Parasite Habitat Mode of infection Infection stage Diagnosis

1- Schistosoma masoni. Mesernteric plexus Cercaria penetrates skin cerecaria Egg in Faeces

2- Teania saginta Small intestine Ingestion undercooked beef. Cysticercus bovies Egg in Faeces

3- Giardia lamblia Duodenum _____ Cyst. Trophozopte and cyst in

faeces.

4- Hymenolepis nana Small intestine Ingestion of egg or inseet Cysticercoid Egg in Faeces
[dworf worm]

5- Entamoeba histplytica Large intestine Ingestion of mature cyst Mature Cyst Trophozopte and cyst in
faeces.
6- Enterobius vermicularis Large intestine _____ Embrgonated egg Egg on perianal region.

7- Ascaris lumbricoides Small intestine Swallowing water or vegetables Embrgonated egg or larva Fertilized Egg in faeces.

8- Diphylobthrium latum Small intestine Ingestion of undercooked fish Plerocercoid larva in fish Egg in Faeces

9- Fasciola Bile duct of man Ingestion of raw vegetation or Encysted metacercaria on Egg in Faeces
water grass or in water

10- Heterophyes Small intestine Ingestion undercooked fish Encysted metacercaria in fish Egg in Faeces
heterophyes muscle

11- Trichuris trichiura
12- Hookworms
Large intestine Swallowing water or vegetables Embryonated Egg Egg in Faeces
(caecum)
Small intestine When the filaiform larva Filariform larva Egg in Faeces
penetrates his intact skin or
mucous
13- Strongyloids stercoralis Small intestine When the filaiform larva Emgryonated Egg Rhabdpitiform larva in
penetrates his intact skin or Feaces.
mucous
 Parasite in Urine
Parasite Type Habitat Intermediate Infection stage Diagnostic by Disease Notes

1- Schistosoma _____ Pelvic _____ Cercaria Egg in urine Cause Egyptian Mode of
haematobium. plexus haematuria infection
Ceraria
penetrates
skin

2- Trichomonas ____ Vagina ____ Trophozoite Trophozoite in ____ This Parasite

vaginalis. + vagian and in is protozoa in
prostatic sexual
Urethra secretion and reproduction.
+ in urine
Prostate +
Can be
detected in
vaginal and
urethral
discharge.
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Parasite Type Habitat Intermediate Infection stage Diagnostic by Disease Notes

1- Trypanosoma (1) T.cruzi The bite Tse Tse Stum by Trypanosome in (1) T.cruzi cause chagas Trypanosoma
(2) T.gambienes Blood Flay Trypanosome Blood disease. move by
(3) T.rhodesienes (P ) T.gambienes cause flygella
sleeping sickness
(3) T.rhodesienes cause
sleeping sickness
2- Malaria (1) plasmodium (1) P.vivax cause Malaria cause
vivax. Blood Female Mosquito Sporozoites Thick blood film Enlarges RBC RBC lysis
(2) plasmodium (2) P.falciparam cause
falciparum. malignant Malaria.
(3) plasmodium +
malariae. The most abundant
(4) plasmodium prevalence.
ovale.
3- Leishmania (1) leishmania Cause 2 disease: Leishmania is
tropica. Blood Transmits by Larva ____ (1) visceral leishmania. intercellular
(2) leishmania sand flay. (2) cutaenous parasite.
donovani leishmania. +
(visceral -L.tropica cause oriertal use filed and
Leishmania) sore disease. gimsa stain
-Leishmania donovani
cause kala-azar (black
fever).
4-Toxoplasmosis (1) toxoplasma Human and By serology T.gondii can cause T.gondii is
[from cats] gondii Blood may acquire Test. fetal cerebral non motile
from cats ___ infection. protozoa
+ +
The definitive Multiply
host of T.gondii intracellular
is animal not parasite.
human.