List of parasites of humans

Columns: Common name of organism or disease | Latin name ( sorted ) | Body parts affected | Prevalence | Transmission/Vector
Schistosomiasis - bilharzia , bilharziosis or snail fever ( all types ) | Schistosoma sp | Africa , Caribbean , eastern South America , east Asia , Middle East - 200 million people | skin exposure to water contaminated with infected freshwater snails | intestinal schistosomiasis | Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma intercalatum | intestine , liver , spleen , lungs , skin , rarely infects the brain | Africa , Caribbean , South America , Asia , Middle East - 83 million people | skin exposure to water contaminated with infected Biomphalaria freshwater snails | urinary blood fluke | Schistosoma haematobium | kidney , bladder , ureters , lungs , skin | Africa , Middle East | skin exposure to water contaminated with infected Bulinus sp . snails | Schistosomiasis by Schistosoma japonicum | Schistosoma japonicum | intestine , liver , spleen , lungs , skin | China , East Asia , Philippines | skin exposure to water contaminated with infected Oncomelania sp . snails | Asian intestinal schistosomiasis | Schistosoma mekongi | South East Asia | skin exposure to water contaminated with infected Neotricula aperta - freshwater snails | Echinostomiasis | Echinostoma echinatum | small intestine | Far East | ingestion of raw fish , mollusks , snails | Swimmer 's itch | Trichobilharzia regenti , Schistosomatidae | worldwide | skin exposure to contaminated water ( snails and vertebrates )

Example questions:
What is the Latin name of the common human parasitic disease caused by an intestinal trematode ? | What is the Latin name of the common parasite found in humans that is a disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes ? | What is the Latin name of the common human worm-parasite that causes no permanent effects on people from this condition ? | What is the Latin name of the common Helminth parasite in humans that results in relative weight loss as a minimum ?

Answers:
Metagonimus yokogawai | Schistosoma mekongi | Trichobilharzia regenti , Schistosomatidae | Fasciolopsis buski