1. Intestine
Anisakiasis (Anisakidosis)
Anisakis species, A. simplex Ascariasis
Ascaris lumbricoides Enterobiasis (= Oxyuriasis)
Enterobius vermicularis Hookworm infection
(Ancylostomiasis, Necatoriasis)
Hookworms,
Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus Strongyloidiasis
(Cochin-China diarrhea)
Strongyloides
stercoralis Trichostrongyliasis
Trichostrongylus orientalis
Trichuriasis (= trichocephaliasis)
Trichuris trichiura
2. Liver and biliary tree
Biliary ascariasis
Ascaris lumbricoides Hepatic capillariasis
Capillaria hepatica Visceral larva migrans (Toxocariasis)
Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati
3. Heart and muscle
Trichinellosis (= Trichinosis, Trichiniasis)
Trichinella species: T. spiralis
4. Central nervous system (CNS)
Cerebral angiostrongyliasis
Angiostrongylus
cantonensis
5. Lung
Dirofilariasis
Dirofilaria immitis Visceral larva migrans (= Toxocariasis)
Toxocara canis, T. cati
6. Skin
Cutaneous gnathostomiasis
Gnathostomes
Cutaneous larva migrans
Ancylostoma
caninum Elephantiasis
Wuchereria
bancrofti, Brugia malayi Onchocerciasis
(Onchodermatitis, Onchocercoma)
Onchocerca
volvulus
7. Eyes
Loiasis
Loa loa Ocular gnathostomiasis
Gnathostomes Ocular onchocerciasis (River blindness)
Onchocerca volvulus Thelaziasis
Thelazia callipaeda, T. californiensis
8. Blood, bone marrow, lymphatics and
spleen
Lymphatic
filariasis
Wuchereria
bancrofti, Brugia malayi
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