List of parasites of humans

Columns: Common name of organism or disease | Latin name ( sorted ) | Body parts affected | Diagnostic specimen | Prevalence | Transmission/Vector
Tapeworm - Tapeworm infection | Cestoda , Taenia multiceps | intestine | stool | rare worldwide | Diphyllobothriasis - tapeworm | Diphyllobothrium latum | intestines , blood | stool ( microscope ) | Europe , Japan , Uganda , Peru , Chile | ingestion of raw fresh water fish | Echinococcosis - tapeworm | Echinococcus granulosus , Echinococcus multilocularis , E. vogeli , E. oligarthrus | liver , lungs , kidney , spleen | imaging of hydatid cysts in the liver , lungs , kidney and spleen | Mediterranean countries | as intermediate host , ingestion of material contaminated by feces from a carnivore ; as definite host , ingestion of uncooked meat ( offal ) from a herbivore | Hymenolepiasis | Hymenolepis nana , Hymenolepis diminuta | ingestion of material contaminated by flour beetles , mealworms , cockroaches | Beef tapeworm | Taenia saginata | Intestines | stool | worldwide distribution | ingestion of undercooked beef | Cysticercosis - Pork tapeworm | Taenia solium | Brain , muscle , Eye ( Cysts in conjuntiva/anterior chamber/sub-retinal space ) | stool , blood | Asia , Africa , South America , Southern Europe , North America | ingestion of undercooked pork | Bertielliasis | Bertiella mucronata , Bertiella studeri | Intestines | stool | rare | contact with non-human primates | Sparganosis | Spirometra erinaceieuropaei | ingestion of material contaminated with infected dog or cat feces ( humans : dead-end host )

Example questions:
What is the name of the parasite 's embryonated eggs that causes the disease called taeniasis ? | What is the weather zone classification where the parasite known as the dwarf tapeworm is most commonly found ? | Who discovered the infection caused by a parasite ( worm ) that has two sections that resemble horns ? | What is the body unit of the the parasite organism in the classification of endoparasites ?

Answers:
morula | temperate | Patrick Manson | proglottids