Pathogenic Parasites
Parasite
Entamoeba histolytica
Dientamoeba fragilis
Giardia lamblia
Trichomonas vaginalis
Balantidium coli
Parasite
Naegleria fowleri
Acanthamoeba sp.
Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium
malariae,  Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium
vivax
Trypanosoma gambiense, Trypanosoma
rhodesiense
Trypanosoma cruzi
Disease Parasite Disease
AIDS-associated malabsorption syndrome;
Amebic dysentery  Isospora belli
mild diarrhea
AIDS-associated severe diarrhea; mild
Diarrhea in immunocompromised;  Cryptosporidium parvum
diarrhea
Mild diarrhea to malabsorption syndrome  Cyclospora cayetanensis Mild diarrhea
Urogenital- vaginitis     
Diarrhea
Protozoa- Blood and Tissue
Disease Parasite Disease
Meningoencephalitis Babesia microti Malaria-like without periodicity of fever
 Keratitis, Granulomatous amebic Mononucleosis-like, congenital disease in
Toxoplasma gondii
encephalitis CNS and eye, AIDS-associated encephalitis
1. visceral leishmaniasis (Kala-azar)
1. Leishmania donovani, 
2. Cutaneous leishmaniasis
2. Leishmania tropica,
Malaria 3. Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
3. Leishmania braziliensis
(espundia or chiclero)
 Pneumocystis jiroveci (yee row vet
zee) formerly Pneumocystis carinii (Really
African sleeping sickness PCP- Pneumocystis pneumonia
a fungus but since in the past it was classified as a
parasite I have included it here as well.)
Chagas' disease
Roundworms (Nematodes)
 Parasite Disease Parasite disease
Pinworm; perianal pruritus, genitourinary Whip worm; rectal prolapse, appendicitis,
Enterobius vermicularis Trichuris trichiura
infections bloody diarrhea
Pneumonitis, intestinal blockage and/or Trichinosis; calcified cysts in muscle; high
Ascaris lumbricoides Trichinella spiralis
perforation eosinophilia
Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati Visceral larval migrans Wuchereria bancrofti Elephantiasis

Baylisascaris procyonis
Ancylostoma duodenale
Necator americanus
Strongyloides stercoralis
Visceral larval migrans from raccoons Brugia malaya Elephantiasis
Pruritus at skin penetration, diarrhea,
Loa loa Loiasis; eye worm
pneumonitis, anemia
Pruritus at skin penetration, diarrhea,
Onchocerca volvulus River blindness
pneumonitis, anemia
Ground itch, pneumonitis, anemia Dracunculus medinensis Dracunculiasis; Guinea worm, fiery serpent

Ancylostoma braziliense
Parasite
Fasciolopsis buski
Fasciola hepatica
Cutaneous larval migrans Capillaria philippinensis
 Trematodes (flukes, schistosomes)
Disease Parasite
Paragonimus westermani, Paragonimus
Giant intestinal fluke
kellicotti
1. Schistosoma mansoni
2. Schistosoma japonicum
Sheep liver fluke
3. Schistosoma haematobium
Diarrhea, abdominal cramps, malaise
disease
Lung flukes
1. Blood fluke; liver
2. Blood fluke; liver
3. Blood fluke; bladder

Opisthorchis sinensis Chinese liver fluke

Cestodes (tapeworms)
Parasite Disease Parasite disease
Taenia solium Pork tapeworm Dipylidium caninum Pumpkin seed tapeworm
 Echinococcus granulosis,  Echinococcus
Taenia saginata Beef tapeworm Echinococcosis; hydatid cyst disease
multilocularis
Dibothriocephalus latus (Diphyllobothrium
Fish tapeworm; vitamin B12 deficiency Hymenolepis nana Dwarf tapeworm
latum)
Spirometra sp. Sparganosis