Common Name IS DS IH DH Habitat Adult Proglottid Egg DOC Clin. Man.

(Scolex) s

T. solium Pork Cysticercus Egg, Proglottid, Man, Swine Man Small 4 suckers, 2 800-1000 30,000-50,000 Praziquantel Mild, non-
tapeworm/Hook cellulosae Scolex intestine rows hooks and specific
tapeworm Gravid Spherical, Niclosamide abdominal
Cysticercosis Fecalysis, Cysticercosi uterus: 7- brown, radially complaints,
: scotch tape s: human Shorter 13 striated shells passage of
embryonate swab tissues than T. branches proglottids not
d egg saginata Hexacanth as active
embryo
No vaginal Cysticercosis,
sphincter Neurocysticercos
is

T. Beef Cysticercus Egg, Proglottid, Cattle, Man Small 4 suckers, Gravid Indistinguishabl Praziquantel, No cysticercosis
saginata tapeworm/Hookle bovis Scolex carabao, goats intestine no hooks uterus: e from T. Niclosamide
ss tapeworm (upper 15-20 solium Passage of
India Ink – jejunum) with vaginal branches proglottids or
uterine sphincter segments in stool
branches – most common
Perianal swabs chief complaint;
– pruritus ani during alcoholic
binge

Pruritus ani
T. asiatica Cysticercus Egg, Proglottid, Pig, cattle, Man Small Devoid of 300-100 80,000
viscerotropic Scolex gots, wild intestine hooklets; segments
a boars, prominent
monkeys rostellum 11-32
branches

With vaginal
sphincter
D. latum Broad Fish Ingestion of Unembryonate 1st: Freshwater Man, Small 2 suctorial Unembryonate NIclosamide, Megaloblastic
Tapeworm; fish infected d egg, Copepods Dog, Cat intestine grooves or d Praziquantel anemia –
Longest and with Proglottids (Diaptomus (Jejunum) bothria, no (embryonates hyperchromic
Largest Tapeworm plerocercoid and Cyclops) - suckers, no in water)
of Man (3-10 m); larva coracidium hooks Vit B12
Ovoid deficiency
2nd: Spatulate
Freshwater and Thick shell and Pernicious
fish (perch, almond- inconspicuous anemia –
trout, salmon, shaped operculum bothriocephalus
pike) – anemia or
procercoid Uterus – tapeworm
rosette and pernicious
Carnivorous coiled anemia
fish –
paratenic or
transport hosts
Spirometr Procercoid Unembryonate 1st: cyclops – Man – Spiral Operculated Surgical Ocular
a larva d Egg, procercoid or ingestio uterus Smaller than D. Removal sparganosis
Plerocercoid sparganum n of raw latum (Belizario)
larvae flesh of shorter Elephantiasis
nd
2 : 2nd IH NIclosamide,
amphibians, and Praziquantel Pustules
reptiles, birds poultice
mammals Ocular –
(frogs, snakes, Cats ETOH with
chickens) and procaine
Dogs
H. nana Dwarf Tapeworm Direct Cycle: Embryonated Direct Cycle: Direct Small 4 suckers, 6 hooklets with Praziquantel, Mild abdominal
(4 cm) Embryonate egg NO IH Cycle: intestine single row polar filaments Bithionol discomfort
d egg Man, (Ileum) of 20-30
Indirect: Rice rat, hooks Spherical, Autoinfection
Indirect and flour mouse colorless, clay-
Cycle: beetle Rostellum – colored; Thin
Cysticercoid (Tenebrio spp.) 20-30 y outer
membrane and
 shaped thick inner
hooklets membrane
with
conspicuous
bipolar
thickenings
H. Rat Tapeworm or Cysticercoid Egg, Scolex, Fleas, beetles, Rat (DH) Small 4 suckers, Circular, Light,
diminuta Norway Rat gravid cockroaches, intestine no hooks yellowish asymptomatic,
proglottid mealworms, Man brown No autoinfection
earwigs (AH) Rudimentar
y rostellum Bile-stained,
bipolar
Larger than thickenings
H. nana without
bipolar
filaments
R. Rat Tapeworm Cysticercoid Egg, Gravid Tribolium Man Small Subglobular Motile, Two thin Praziquantel, Asymptomatic
garrisoni Segments confusum (AH) intestine , 4 cuplike white, membranes Bithionol No autoinfection
(Flour beetle) suckers, appear (outer
rostellum like grains elongated,
with 2 rows of rice inner spherical)
hammer
shaped
hooklets

Comma
shaped
spines
E. Smallest Embryonate Hydatid Cyst Sheep, goats, Dogs Small Pyriform Similar with Surgery – Hydatid Sand
granulosu Tapeworm (3 d egg – man (ELISA of IgG – swine, ox, Man Intestine scolex Taenia human Human
s segments) gold standard) camels, Man (AH) echinoccocosi Echinococcosis –
Hydatid cyst s righ lobe of liver
– dogs
Praziquantel,
Albendazole
D. Dog Tapeworm, Cysticercoid Egg, Gravid Ctenocephalid Cats, Small Globular Pumpkin Spherical, thin- Praziquantel, Asymptomatic,
caninum Double-Pored Progglotid es canis and dogs Intestine with 4 seed shelled with Bitionol, diarrhea,
Tapeworm felis (dog and Man suckers and shape (8- hexacanth Niclosamide restlessness
cat flea), Pulex (AH) armed 15 eggs) embryo
irritans rostellum
(human flea), 2 Genital
Trichodectes Pale reddish Pores
canis (dog
louse)

Common Name IS DS IH DH Habitat Adult Egg DOC Clin. Man.

S. Cercaria Embryonated Ocomelania Man Vesical Unoperculated, Praziquantel Vesical
haematobium egg hupensis Venous terminal spine Schistosomiasis,
quadrasi Plexus Bilharziasis
S. japonicum Oriental Blood Cercaria Embryonated Ocomelania Man Superior Unoperculated, Praziquantel Swimmer’s Itch
Fluke egg hupensis Mesenteric small spine
quadrasi Dogs, Vein Katayama Syndrome
Pigs, or Snail Fever
Cats,
Carabaos, Hepatosplenomegaly
Cows

Rodents
and
Monkeys
– sylvian
reservoirs
S. mansoni Cercaria Embryonated Ocomelania Man Inferior Smallest Unoperculated; Praziquantel
egg hupensis Mesenteric blood lateral spine
quadrasi Vein fluke
Fasciola Sheep Liver Fluke/ Metacercaria Unembryonated 1st: Snail Man Liver Prominent Operculated, Triclabendazole
hepatica Temperate Liver egg 2nd: Cephalic yellowish brown (Belizario)
Fluke Plant/vegetation cone
“Hen’s egg” Praziquantel
 Widening
at the
base of
the cone
(shoulder)
Fasciola Giant Liver Fluke/ Metacercaria Unembryonated 1st: Snail Man Liver Longer Indistinguishable Triclabendazole
gigantica Tropical Liver egg 2nd: than F. from F. hepatica (Belizario)
Fluke Plant/vegetation hepatica
Praziquantel
Less (Doc)
developed
shoulders,
shorter
cephalic
cone
F. buski Giant Intestinal Metacercaria Unembryonated 1st: Snail Pigs and Small Absent Operculated Praziquantel
Fluke/Large egg (Segmentina or Man Intestine cephalic
Intestinal Fluke Hippeutis) (duodenum) cone
2nd: Aquatic
plants: water
caltrop, water
chestnut,
morning
glory/kangkong,
lotus
C. sinensis Chinese Liver Metacercaria Embryonated 1st: Snail Man Liver (Biliary Two large, “Old Fashioned Praziquantel Cholangiocarcinoma
Fluke/ Oriental egg 2nd: Freshwater Duct) highly Light Bulb”
Liver Fluke Fish branched
testes Operculated
arranged
in tandem Distinctly
in convex
posterior operculum
half
O. felineus Cat Liver Fluke Metacercaria Embryonated 1st: Snail Man Liver (Biliary Lobate Operculated Praziquantel Cholangiocarcinoma
egg Duct) testes
 2nd: Freshwater arranged Distinctly
Fish obliquely convex
operculum
H. Smallest/Deadliest Metacercaria Embryonated 1st: Snail Man Small Operculated Praziquantel
heterophys Fluke of Man Egg (freshwater, Intestine
brackish water No abopercular
or marine protruberance
species0
2nd: Fish
P. Oriental Lung Metacercaria Unembryonated 1st: Snail Man Lungs Resembles Operculated Praziquantel Mistaken as TB
westermani Fluke egg in sputum (Antemelania Coffee
(and stool) spp.) bean Fibrotic cyst
2nd: Crab containing blood-
(Sundathelphusa tinged purulent
philippina) material, adult
worms and eggs
E. ilocanum Garrison’s Fluke Metacercaria Unembryonated 1st: Snail Man Small Operculated Praziquantel
egg (Gyraulus Intestine
convexiusculus
and Hippeutis
umbilicalis)
2nd: Snail (Pila
luzonica (kuhol)
and Vivipara
angularis
(susong
pampang)