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    This document lists and categorizes various helminths, or parasitic worms, that are medically important for humans. It separates the helminths into three categories - nematodes (roundworms and hookworms), trematodes (blood flukes and liver/intestinal flukes), and cestodes (tapeworms). For each type of helminth, it provides their common names and sometimes their scientific names. It also lists the stages of development - adult, larva, ova, segment, or protoscoleces - that can be found infecting humans.

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    This document lists and categorizes various helminths, or parasitic worms, that are medically important for humans. It separates the helminths into three categories - nematodes (roundworms and hookworms), trematodes (blood flukes and liver/intestinal flukes), and cestodes (tapeworms). For each type of helminth, it provides their common names and sometimes their scientific names. It also lists the stages of development - adult, larva, ova, segment, or protoscoleces - that can be found infecting humans.

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    Helminths of Medical Importance

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    Japheth Ouma Juma
    This document lists and categorizes various helminths, or parasitic worms, that are medically important for humans. It separates the helminths into three categories - nematodes (roundworms and hookworms), trematodes (blood flukes and liver/intestinal flukes), and cestodes (tapeworms). For each type of helminth, it provides their common names and sometimes their scientific names. It also lists the stages of development - adult, larva, ova, segment, or protoscoleces - that can be found infecting humans.

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    Helminths of Medical Importance

    Nematodes
    Ascaris lumbricoides Roundworm
    Ancylostoma duodenale & Necator americanus Hookworm
    Trichuris trichiura Whipworm
    Enterobius vermicularis Pinworm
    Strongyloides stercoralis
    Capillaria philippensis
    Trichostrongylus sp.

    Trematodes

    Schistosoma mansoni Blood flukes


    Schistosoma haematobium Blood flukes
    OtherSchistosoma sp. Blood flukes
    Fasciola species Liver and intestinal flukes
    Clonorchis sinensis Liver fluke
    Paragonimus westermanni Lung fluke
    Other liver and intestinal flukes

    Cestodes
    Taenia species
    Diphylobothrium latum
    Echinococcus granulosus
    Hymenolepis nana
    Hymenolepis diminuta
    Bertiella studeri

    Stages of development found in humans

    Adult
    Larva
    Ova
    Segment (Taenia sp)
    Protoscoleces (Echinococcus granulosus)

    Adult Enterobius with eggs Tapeworm segment Capillaria larva

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