Intestinal Parasites

Intestinal Protozoa
Intestinal Helminths
Balantidium coli Cestodes
Blastocystis hominis     Diphyllobothrium latum  -  ovum and scolex
Chilomastix mesnili     Hymenolepis diminuta -  ovum and scolex
Cryptosporidium sp.     Hymenolepis nana -  ovum and scolex
Dientamoeba fragilis     Taenia sp. -  ovum and scolex
Entamoeba coli Nematodes 
Entamoeba histolytica      Ascaris lumbricoides -  ova
Endolimax nana      Enterobius vermicularis -  ovum
Giardia lamblia      Hookworm -  ovum
Iodamoeba butschlii      Strongyloides stercoralis
Trichomonas hominis       Trichuris trichiura -  ovum
Miscellaneous Tremotodes
    Charcot-Leyden crystals     Fasciolopsis buski -  ovum
    Yeast     Opisthorchis (Clonorchis) sinensis - ovum
Extra-Intestinal Parasites
Protozoa Helminths
  Babesia sp.   Microfilariae
  Plasmodium falciparum   Paragonimus westermani
  Plasmodium malariae   Trichinella spiralis
  Plasmodium ovale Arthropods
  Plasmodium  vivax    Ambylomma sp.
  Naegleria fowleri    Dermacentor sp.
  Pneumocystis jirovecii (carinii)    Ixodes sp.
  Trypanosoma cruzi    Phthirus pubis
 Toxoplasma gondii    Sarcoptes scabei
 Trichomonas vaginalis  

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