List of parasites (human)

Common name	Latin name	General Type	Body parts affected	Diagnostic specimen	Prevalence
	Balantidium coli	Endoparasite - intestinal	Intestines	stool
Pinworm	Enterobius vermicularis	Endoparasite - intestinal	Intestines	stool	wide spread
Giardia	Giardia lamblia	Endoparasite - intestinal	Intestines	stool	wide spread
Coccidia	Cryptosporidium	Endoparasite - intestinal	Intestines	stool	wide spread
Hookworm	Necator americanus	Endoparasite - intestinal	Intestines	stool	common in tropical and subtropical regions
	Entamoeba histolytica	Endoparasite - intestinal	Intestines	stool	not common in US
Roundworm	Ascaris sp. Ascaris lumbricoides	Endoparasite - intestinal	Intestines, liver, heart, lungs	stool	common in tropical and subtropical regions
Strongyloidosis	Strongyloides stercoralis	Endoparasite - intestinal	Intestines	stool, blood
Toxocariasis	Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati	Endoparasite - intestinal	eyes	blood
Trichinosis	Trichinella spiralis	Endoparasite	muscle	blood	rare
Whipworm	Trichuris trichiura, Trichuris vulpis	Endoparasite	intestine	stool
Tapeworm	Cestoda	Endoparasite - intestinal	intestine	stool	rare
Liver fluke	Fasciola hepatica	Endoparasite - intestinal	intestines, liver	stool

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