Lesson 2 – Nematodes.

Nematodes Common Mode of Habitat Infective Diagnostic Stage Definitive Host Intermediate Host
Name Transmission Stage
Trichuris trichiura Whip worm Ingestion Colon/large Embryonate Unembryonated Eggs None
intestine d Egg with prominent bipolar Humans
plugs
Trichinella spiralis Trichina worm Ingestion Striated Encysted Encysted Larvae Humans, Humans, carnivores,
muscles Larvae carnivores, omnivores
omnivores
Capillaria Pudoc worm Ingestion Small intestine Stage 3 Unembryonated eggs Humans Freshwater fish
philippinensis Larvae with striations
Ascaris lumbricoides Giant Ingestion Small intestine Embryonate Unembryonated eggs Humans, swine None
Intestinal d Egg
Roundworm
Enterobius Pinworm/seat Ingestion./ Colon/large Embryonate Unembryonated D- Humans None
vermicularis worm/society inhalation intestine d Egg shaped Egg
worm
Strongyloides Thread worm Skin penetration Small intestine Stage 3 Rhabditiform Larva Humans, dogs,
stercoralis Larvae cats, mammals
Dracunculus Guinea worm/ Ingestion Subcutaneous Stage 3 Adult Worms Humans Copepods/microcrustacean
medinensis Medina worm tissue/ Larvae s
retroperitonea
l cavity
Ancylostoma Old world Skin penetration Small intestine Filariform Unembryo and Humans None
duodenale hookworm Larvae / embryonated Egg
Stage 3
Larvae
Necator Americanus New world Skin penetration Small intestine Filariform Unembryo/ Humans None
hookworm Larvae embryonated Egg
Toxocara spp. Dog/ cats Ingestion Tissues Embryonate Unembryonated Egg Dogs, cats None
roundworm d egg with
Stage 3
Larvae
Anisakis spp. Herringworm/ Ingestion Stomach Stage 3 L3 larvae Marine mammals Euphausiid crustaceans
cod worm/ (marine) Larvae
seal worm
Angiostrongylus Rat lung worm Ingestion of Central Stage 3 L3 larvae Rats (black, Snails
cantonensis undercooked nervous Larvae brown, cotton)
gastropods system
Gnathostoma Ingestion of Tissues - Mass AL3 L3 larvae Dogs, cats, Freshwater copepods,
spinigerum undercooked meat in gastric wall (Advance Microcrustaceans
with with AL3 (stomach) larvae 3)
Baylisascarisprocyoni Raccoon Ingestion of Nervous Embryonate Unembryo/ Racoons, dogs
 s roundworm infective eggs system d egg embryonated Egg
Mammomonogamous Ingestion of Larynx Embryonate Unembryo/ Ruminants (cattle,
laryngeus embryonated ova/ d egg embryonated Egg water buffaloes)
infective larvae
Dioctophymerenale Giant kidney Ingestion of Kidneys L3 larvae Adult worms Mustelids (minks, Oligochaete worms/ black
worm paratenuc hosts wild/domestic worms
canids, otters,
martens, racoons)
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