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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 [dworf Small intestine Ingestion of egg or inseet Cysticercoid Egg in Faeces
worm]
Trophozopte and cyst in
5- Entamoeba histplytica Large intestine Ingestion of mature cyst Mature Cyst
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.
Egg in Faeces
8- Diphylobthrium latum Small intestine Ingestion of undercooked fish Plerocercoid larva in fish

9- Fasciola Bile duct of man Ingestion of raw vegetation or Encysted metacercaria on grass Egg in Faeces
water or in water
Egg in Faeces
10- Heterophyes Small intestine Ingestion undercooked fish Encysted metacercaria in fish
heterophyes muscle
Egg in Faeces
11- Trichuris trichiura Large intestine Swallowing water or vegetables Embryonated Egg
(caecum)
12- Hookworms Small intestine When the filaiform larva penetrates Filariform larva Egg in Faeces
his intact skin or mucous
13- Strongyloids stercoralis Small intestine When the filaiform larva penetrates Emgryonated Egg Rhabdpitiform larva in
his intact skin or mucous Feaces.

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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 in reproduction.
+ urine

Prostate +
Can be
detected in
vaginal and
urethral
discharge.

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Parasite in Blood

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 (2) T.gambienes cause flygella
sleeping sickness
(3) T.rhodesienes cause
sleeping sickness
2- Malaria (1) plasmodium (1) P.vivax cause Malaria
vivax. Blood Female Mosquito Sporozoites Thick blood film Enlarges RBC cause RBC
(2) plasmodium (2) P.falciparam cause lysis
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 may By serology Test. T.gondii can cause fetal T.gondii is
[from cats] gondii Blood acquire from cats cerebral infection. non motile
+ ___ protozoa
The definitive +
host of T.gondii is Multiply
animal not intracellular
human. parasite.
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