Significant worm infections
List out the most significant worm infections?
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The most significant human worm infection is schistosomiasis, cysticercosis, taeniasis, ascariasis and ancylostomiasis (that is, hookworm infection).
Other significant worm infections caused by the platyhelminthes are: fascioliasis, caused by Fasciola hepatica that attacks the bile ducts and the liver; hydatid disease, also named as echinococcosis, caused by the taenia-like parasite and transmitted by the feces of dogs get in touch with sheep, with a clinical picture similar to cysticercosis.
Other significant infections caused by the roundworms are: strongyloidiasis, agent Strongyloides stercoralis, a general opportunistic disease in AIDS; filariasis, also named as elephantiasis, transmitted by the mosquitoes of Culex genus, caused by the Wuchereria bancrofti and other thread-like worms and manifested by the obstruction and fibrosis of the lymphatic vessels which affect swelling (lymphedema) of limbs; enterobiasis (pinworm infection), caused by the Enterobius vermicularis, a worm which parasites the colon and human perianal region; cutaneous larva migrans, an ancylostomiasis of skin caused by the Ancylostoma braziliensis.
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