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Common MOT Habitat Female Male Ova Diagnostic Diagnostic Infective Lab Diagnosis Disease(s)
Name Characteristics Stage Stage
Soil Transmitted Color: Creamy White/ Color: Golden
Helminthes Pinkish Yellow Brown
Ascaris Giant Fecal- Small Bigger; Smaller, Fert: Shape- Lips- Trilobate Fertilized/ Embryonated Stool Exam Loeffler's Pneumonitis
Lumbricoides(Most Intestinal oral Intestine; Tapered- Coiled- Oblong; Unfertilized egg Egg
common Int Worm) Worm Has Ends; Genital end Granules- @ specimen (-) Result
Class:Rhabditea PI-3 Ring Organized; Findings
Order: Ascaridida (Depression) Complete Layers 1. Worms are
Family: Ascarididae (G, V, A) still immature
Genus: Ascaris Unfert: Shape- 2. Larval
Elongated; Migration
Granules- 3. infxn with
Unorganized; male para
Incomplete Layer 4. Extra int
(absence of V & infxn
G)
Color: Flesh Colored Color: Yellowish
(smaller than Ascaris) Brown
Trichuris Trichiura Human Fecal- Large Bigger; Smaller; Barrel/Lemon- Fine hair-like Unembryonated Embryonated Stool exam a. Rectal Prolapse
(Common co-infec Whipworm oral Intestine Straight & Curved- shaped; structure- Egg Egg Heavy b. Acute appendicitis
of Ascaris) (with RECTUM Blunt end end With 2 esophagus; * Devt takes infections- w/ c. Iron Deficiency
Class: Enoplea Infective (Cecum/ prominent thick and fleshy- place outside Chartcot- Anemia
Order: Trichurida Eggs) Colon); protruding ends intestine the host Leyden
Family: Trichuridae Protein Crystals(frags
Genus Trichuris TT47 of Eosinphil)

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Common Habitat Female Male Ova Larva Diagnostic Diagnostic Infective Disease(s)
Name Characteristics Stage Stage
Soil Transmitted Color: Grayish-white; HARADA MORI-
Helminthes Small cylindrical, prolonged stool exam
fusiform; Head- curved Occurs in Both for 12-24hrs can
HUMAN oppose The body hatched the eggs; diff
HOOKWORMS hook rhabd larva from
S.Stercoralis
Hookworm New World Longer; Shorter; Rhabditiform(L1) First Larval Stage Semi-lunar Ground itch
Class: Rhabditea Hookworm Blunt with fan (immature) cutting plates; Wakana Disease-
Order: Strongylida posterior- like bursa 1. Feeding Stage NO TEETH caused by
Family: end copulatrix 2. Non-Infective Stage #MukhangBangs migrating
Ancylostomidae hookworm (larva)
Genus: Necator Lumen of Morphology: Short/Stout with long and Creeping
Americanus narrow buccal chamber flask shaped with eruption (Caused
the Small Ova in stool Filariform(L3)
Colorless, very small genital primordium by animal
Intestine
Hookworm Old (same m/f char above!) Ovoidal thin Filariform (L3)- Mature Larval stage 2 pairs of hookworm-larva)
Class: Rhabditea World Color: Grayish-white; 1. Non-feeding stage Ventral Teeth Hookworm
Order: Strongylida Hookworm Slightly larger 2. Infective Stage #CuteMonster anemia
Family: cylindrical, fusiform;
Ancylostomidae Head & body continues Morphology: Mouth encloses the esophagus
Genus: in the same direction elongates and the old Cuticle remain as
Ancylostoma sheath covering the larva. Pointed tail.
C
Duodenale

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Common MOT Habitat Female Male Ova Diagnostic Diagnostic Infective Lab Diagnosis Disease(s)
Name Characteristics Stage Stage

Soil Transmitted Color: Colorless, semi- Rhabditiform(L1) First

Helminthes transparent w/ fine Larval Stage 3 types of infection
striated cuticles; (immature) a. Invasion of the skin
Slender tapering 3. Feeding Stage by filariform larva
anterior end, short 4. Non-Infective b. Migration of larva
conical pointed tail Stage c. Penetration of the
int mucosa by larva
Morphology: stage that in LI
is usually passed out in
the feces;
characterized by a
muscular elongated
esophagus w/ pyriform
posterior bulb, short
buccal cavity and larger
genital primordium.
Strongyloides Thread Skin Mucosa of the Filariform (L3)- Mature 3 Phases Cutaneous infection- skin
Stercoralis worm Penetration small intestine Larval stage Direct pene caused by L3 larva
Class:Rhabditea *smallest PARTHENOGENIC 3. Non-feeding stage Indirect Rhabditiform Filariform
Order: Rhabditida intestinal 4. Infective Stage Autoinfection (L1) Larva (L3) larva Pulmonary infection- L3
Family: Strongyloides nematode passes thru the lungs
Genus: Strongyloides of man Morphology: slender,
smaller than filaris Intestinal Infection- Adult
hookworm with S.Stercoralis
forked/notche tail

Strongyloides
Fuelleborni causes Eggs in stool
Swollen Breastmilk
Baby from
Syndrome mothers to
baby

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Common MOT Habitat Female Male Ova Diagnostic Diagnostic Stage Infective Stage Lab Diagnosis Disease(s)
Name Characteristics
Contact-Transmitted Color: Small, Whitish or
Helminthes brown

Enterobius Pinworm/ Tail is Long pointed Elongated; ventral a. Cephalic Enterobiasis

Vermicularis Seatworm strongly nail. Uteri of side is flattened; Alae- pair
Class:Rhabditea curved & gravid is similar to Letter D of lateral Eggs on perianal Ingestion of Perianal itching
Order: Oxyurida single distended 2 thick layers: cuticular region(oviposition embryonated ; Graham
Family: Oxyuridae copulatory with eggs , a. Outer- Hyaline wing-like @ night) egg scotch tape
Genus: Enterobius spicule is bigger Albuminous expansion anal swab
present, layer at anterior technique
smaller b. Inner- end
Embryonic
Lipoidal Layer b. Prominent
esophageal
bulb
Color: pale yellow

Capillaria Reservoir Typical- 8 Presence of Moderate thick; Needs reservoir Unembryonated Embryonated Finding the Borborygmi;
Philippinensis Pudoc hosts; to 10 eggs chitinized and striated shell with host: ex. Birds immature egg egg characteristics Abdominal pain;
Class: Enoplea Worm intermediate in a row long spicule FLATTENED bipolar of the eggs, Diarrhea
Order: Trichuridae host (fresh Atypical- sheath ends; PEANUT larva, adult in
Family: Capillariidae H2O fish); 40-45 eggs extending shaped (TYPICAL) stool
Genus: Capillaria fish-eating in utero beyond Thin shelled w/o
migratory arrgd 2-3 length of polar plugs and
birds rows worm multi segmented to
embryonated;
these eggs hatch in
utero into 1st stage
larva(ATYPICAL)