At a glance
Parasitic Diseases A–Z Index: More information about specific parasites
A
Acanthamoeba
African Sleeping Sickness
African Sleeping Sickness (African trypanosomiasis)
Alveolar Echinococcosis
Alveolar Echinococcosis (Echinococcosis, Hydatid Disease)
Amebiasis
Amebiasis (Entamoeba histolytica Infection)
American Trypanosomiasis
American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease)
Ancylostomiasis
Ancylostomiasis (Hookworm)
Angiostrongyliasis
Angiostrongyliasis (Angiostrongylus Infection)
Anisakiasis
Anisakiasis (Anisakis Infection, Pseudoterranova Infection)
Ascariasis
Ascariasis (Ascaris Infection, Intestinal Roundworms)
B
Babesiosis
Babesiosis (Babesia Infection)
Balantidiasis
Balantidiasis (Balantidium Infection)
Balamuthia
Baylisascariasis
Baylisascariasis (Baylisascaris Infection, Raccoon Roundworm)
Bed Bugs
Bilharzia
Bilharzia (Schistosomiasis)
Blastocystis hominis
Body Lice Infestation
Body Lice Infestation (Pediculosis)
C
Capillariasis
Capillariasis (Capillaria Infection)
Cercarial Dermatitis
Cercarial Dermatitis (Swimmer's Itch)
Chagas Disease
Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis)
Chilomastix mesnili
Chilomastix mesnili Infection (Nonpathogenic [Harmless] Intestinal Protozoa)
Clonorchiasis
Clonorchiasis (Clonorchis Infection)
CLM (Cutaneous Larva Migrans)
CLM (Cutaneous Larva Migrans, Ancylostomiasis, Hookworm)
"Crabs"
"Crabs" (Pubic Lice)
Cryptosporidiosis
Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium Infection)
Cutaneous Larva Migrans
Cutaneous Larva Migrans (CLM, Ancylostomiasis, Hookworm)
Cyclosporiasis
Cyclosporiasis (Cyclospora Infection)
Cysticercosis
Cysticercosis (Neurocysticercosis)
Cystoisospora
Cystoisospora Infection (Cystoisosporiasis) formerly Isospora Infection
D
Dientamoeba fragilis
Diphyllobothriasis
Diphyllobothriasis (Diphyllobothrium Infection)
Dipylidium caninum
Dipylidium caninum Infection (dog or cat tapeworm infection)
Dirofilariasis
DPDx
Dracunculiasis
Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease)
Drinking Water
Dog tapeworm
Dog tapeworm (Dipylidium caninum Infection)
E
Echinococcosis
Echinococcosis (Cystic, Alveolar Hydatid Disease)
Elephantiasis
Elephantiasis (Filariasis, Lymphatic Filariasis)
Endolimax nana Infection
Endolimax nana Infection (Nonpathogenic [Harmless] Intestinal Protozoa)
Entamoeba coli Infection
Entamoeba coli Infection (Nonpathogenic [Harmless] Intestinal Protozoa)
Entamoeba dispar Infection
Entamoeba dispar Infection (Nonpathogenic [Harmless] Intestinal Protozoa)
Entamoeba hartmanni Infection
Entamoeba hartmanni Infection (Nonpathogenic [Harmless] Intestinal Protozoa)
Entamoeba histolytica Infection
Entamoeba histolytica Infection (Amebiasis)
Entamoeba polecki
Entamoeba polecki (Nonpathogenic [Harmless] Intestinal Protozoa)
Enterobiasis
Enterobiasis (Pinworm Infection)
F
Fascioliasis
Fascioliasis (Fasciola Infection)
Fasciolopsiasis
Fasciolopsiasis (Fasciolopsis Infection)
Filarial Worms
Filariasis
Filariasis (Lymphatic Filariasis, Elephantiasis)
Foodborne Diseases
G
Giardiasis
Giardiasis (Giardia Infection)
Gnathostomiasis
Gnathostomiasis (Gnathostoma Infection)
Guinea Worm Disease
Guinea Worm Disease (Dracunculiasis)
H
Head Lice Infestation
Head Lice Infestation (Pediculosis)
Heterophyiasis
Heterophyiasis (Heterophyes Infection)
Hookworm Infection, Human
Hookworm Infection, Zoonotic
Hookworm Infection, Zoonotic (Ancylostomiasis, Cutaneous Larva Migrans [CLM])
Hydatid Disease
Hydatid Disease (Cystic, Alveolar Echinococcosis)
Hymenolepiasis
Hymenolepiasis (Hymenolepis Infection)
I
Intestinal Roundworms
Intestinal Roundworms (Ascariasis, Ascaris Infection)
Iodamoeba buetschlii Infection
Iodamoeba buetschlii Infection (Nonpathogenic [Harmless] Intestinal Protozoa)
Isospora Infection
Isospora Infection (see Cystoisospora Infection)
K
Kala-azar
Kala-azar (Leishmaniasis, Leishmania Infection)
Keratitis
Keratitis (Acanthamoeba Infection)
L
Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar, Leishmania Infection)
Lice Infestation
Lice Infestation (Body, Head, or Pubic Lice, Pediculosis, Pthiriasis)
Liver Flukes
Liver Flukes (Clonorchiasis, Opisthorchiasis, Fascioliasis)
Loiasis
Loiasis (Loa loa Infection)
Lymphatic filariasis
Lymphatic filariasis (Filariasis, Elephantiasis)
M
Malaria
Malaria (Plasmodium Infection)
Microsporidiosis
Microsporidiosis (Microsporidia Infection )
Mite Infestation
Mite Infestation (Scabies)
Myiasis
N
Naegleria
Neurocysticercosis
Neurocysticercosis (Cysticercosis)
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
Nonpathogenic Intestinal Protozoa
O
Ocular Larva Migrans
Ocular Larva Migrans (Toxocariasis, Toxocara Infection, Visceral Larva Migrans)
Onchocerciasis
Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)
Opisthorchiasis
Opisthorchiasis (Opisthorchis Infection)
P
Paragonimiasis
Paragonimiasis (Paragonimus Infection)
Pediculosis
Pediculosis (Head or Body Lice Infestation)
Pthiriasis
Pthiriasis (Pubic Lice Infestation)
Pinworm
Pinworm Infection (Enterobiasis)
Plasmodium Infection
Plasmodium Infection (Malaria)
Pneumocystis jirovecii
Pseudoterranova Infection
Pseudoterranova Infection (Anisakiasis, Anisakis Infection)
Pubic Lice Infestation
Pubic Lice Infestation ("Crabs," Pthiriasis)
R
Raccoon Roundworm Infection
Raccoon Roundworm Infection (Baylisascariasis, Baylisascaris Infection)
Recreational Water
River Blindness
River Blindness (Onchocerciasis)
S
Sappinia
Sarcocystosis
Sarcocystosis (Sarcocystosis Infection)
Scabies
Schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia)
Sleeping Sickness
Sleeping Sickness (Trypanosomiasis, African; African Sleeping Sickness)
Soil-transmitted Helminths
Strongyloidiasis
Strongyloidiasis (Strongyloides Infection)
Swimmer's Itch
Swimmer's Itch (Cercarial Dermatitis)
Swimming Pools
T
Taeniasis
Taeniasis (Taenia Infection, Tapeworm Infection)
Tapeworm Infection
Tapeworm Infection (Taeniasis, Taenia Infection)
Toxocariasis
Toxocariasis (Toxocara Infection, Ocular Larva Migrans, Visceral Larva Migrans)
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma Infection)
Trichinellosis
Trichinellosis (Trichinosis)
Trichinosis
Trichinosis (Trichinellosis)
Trichomoniasis
Trichomoniasis (Trichomonas Infection)
Trichomonas vaginalis
Trichuriasis
Trichuriasis (Whipworm Infection, Trichuris Infection)
Trypanosomiasis, African
Trypanosomiasis, African (African Sleeping Sickness, Sleeping Sickness)
Trypanosomiasis, American
Trypanosomiasis, American (Chagas Disease)
V
Visceral Larva Migrans
Visceral Larva Migrans (Toxocariasis, Toxocara Infection, Ocular Larva Migrans)
Z
Zoonotic Diseases
Zoonotic Diseases (Diseases spread from animals to people)
Zoonotic Hookworm Infection
Zoonotic Hookworm Infection (Ancylostomiasis, Cutaneous Larva Migrans [CLM])