Parasite Type Archive
Nematode (roundworm)
Archive view of this taxonomic class with grouped diagnostics, transmission patterns, treatment guidance, and linked parasite records.
Records
8
Class Snapshot
8 species
Archive Results
8 records assigned to this type term, sorted alphabetically by scientific name.
A
Ancylostoma/Necator
hookworms
- Lives in
- Heart, Lungs, Small intestine, Subcutaneous tissue
- Intermediate
- None known
- Gold standard
- Stool microscopy (O&P)
A
Ascaris lumbricoides
Giant roundworm
- Lives in
- Lungs, Small intestine, Throat (pharynx)
- Intermediate
- None known
- Gold standard
- Stool microscopy (O&P)
E
Enterobius Vermicularis
Pinworm
- Lives in
- Large intestine (cecum)
L
Larval Nematode
Immature roundworm
- Lives in
- Intestinal mucosa, Large intestine, Perianal skin
- Intermediate
- None known
- Gold standard
- Stool microscopy (O&P)
M
Mansonella sp.
Filarial worms
- Lives in
- Lymphatics, Subcutaneous tissue
- Intermediate
- None known
- Gold standard
- Blood smear (microscopy)
S
Strongyloides stercoralis
Threadworm
- Lives in
- Small intestine
- Intermediate
- None known
- Gold standard
- Stool microscopy (O&P)
T
Trichostrongylus sp.
Hairworm (T. orientalis
T. colubriformis
and T. axei.)
- Lives in
- Small intestine
- Intermediate
- None known
- Gold standard
- Stool microscopy (O&P)
T
Trichuris trichiura
Whipworm
- Lives in
- Large intestine (cecum)
- Intermediate
- None known
- Gold standard
- Stool microscopy (O&P)