Nematodes Common Adult size Size of Infective stage to Diagnostic Lab methods habitat Modes of Preventive Disease caused

name eggs man stage transmission measure and its

treatment
Enterobius Pinworm, Adult female: 48-60 μm The adult worms reside cellophane cellophane Small intestine Ingestion of practicing proper Enterobiasis,
vermicularis seatworm 7 to 14 mm in long, 20- in the colon. tape tape infective eggs personal hygiene, pinworm
length copulation, preparation particularly hand
up to 0.5 mm
35 μm gravid female collected
preparation washing; applying
infection
wide wide worm migrates outside from the hand-to- an ointment
Adult male: the body to the perianal region mouth or salve to an albendazole,
Length: 2-4 mm perianal of the person contamination infected perianal mebendazole,
Width ≤0.3 mm region where she may suspected of area to help or
deposit up to 15,000 infection prevent egg pyrantel
eggs. Following 4 to 6 dispersal into the pamoate
hours incubation, the environment; and
developing eggs avoiding
achieve infective status scratching the
infected area
Trichuris Whipworm. 2.5-5 cm long; 50-55 by 25 T. trichiura eggs copulation, the Macroscopic colon Ingestion of exercising proper Trichuriasis,
trichiura males usually μm containing larvae adult female infective T. sanitation whipworm
smaller than
examination,
lays her zinc sulfate trichiura eggs practices, infection
females
undeveloped flotation containing larvae especially Mebendazole or
eggs. It is this method avoidance of albendazole
stage of egg hand-to- defecating directly
that is passed into
mouth
into the outside the soil, using
environment contamination feces as a
via the feces fertilizer, and
placing
potentially
infective hands
into the mouth and
prompt and
thorough treatment
of infected
persons
Ascaris Large Female adult Fertilized infected eggs that stool enzyme-linked Large intestine hand-to- Avoid using Ascariasis,
lumbricoides intestinal 22-35 cm eggs: contain viable larvae immunosorben human feces as roundworm
40-75 μm by mouth
roundworm, Male adult: Up to t assay fertilizer, infection
30 cm 30-50 μm contamination
roundworm (ELISA) exercising proper
of man Unfertilized
sanitation and albendazole and
eggs: personal mebendazole
85-95 μm by hygiene practices
38-45 μm
Ancylostoma Old World Female adult: 9- Length: Proper sanitation Hookworm
hookworm. 12 mm long, 55-60 μm practices, infection,
 duodenale 0.25-0.50 mm Width: 35- especially ancylostomiasis,
wide 40 μm appropriate fecal mebendazole and
male adult: 5-10 disposal, pyrantel pamoate
mm long, prompt and
0.2-0.4 mm
wide
thorough treatment
of infected
persons, and
personal protection
of persons
entering known
endemic areas,
such as covering
bare feet, are
measures targeted
Necator New World Female adult: 9- Length: Small intestine vector Hookworm
americanus hookworm. 12 mm long, 60-75 μm infection,
0.25-0.50 mm Width: 35- necatoriasis
wide 40 μm mebendazole and
male adult: 5-10
mm long,
pyrantel pamoate
0.2-0.4 mm
wide
Strongyloides Threadworm Female adult: Average, 48 Strongyloidiasis,
stercoralis 2 by 0.4 mm by 35 μm threadworm
infection