NEMATODES

• Ascaris lumbricoides

  
• The common name of Ascaris lumbricoides is Giant Intestinal Roundworm
• Fertilized egg of Ascaris lumbricoides

  
• Parts of an unfertilized egg of Ascaris lumbricoides

  
• Unfertilized egg of Ascaris lumbricoides

  
• Parts of an Ascaris lumbricoides fertilized egg

  
• Posterior ends of Ascaris lumbricoides larva

  
• Tri-lobate lips of Ascaris lumbricoides at anterior end

  
• Trichiuris trichiura

  
• The common name of Trichiuris trichiura is whipworm
• Female Trichiuris trichiura

  
• Male Trichiuris trichiura

  
• Ascaris lumbricoides is found in the lumen of the small intestine
• Trichiuris trichiura is found in the cecum and the rest of the colon
• Treatment of nematodes:

  1. Mebendazole
  2. Pyrantel pamoate
  3. Albendazole
  4. Pyrvinium pamoate
• Enterobius vermicularis

  
• The other term for Enterobius vermicularis is pinworm or society worm.
• Capillaria philippinensis

  
• The common name of Capillaria philippinensis is Pudoc disease, mystery disease, intestinal capillariasis
• Trichinella spiralsis

  
• Trichinella spiralsis

  
• The common name of Trichinella spiralsis is Trichina worm and Trichinosis
• The signs and symptoms of Ascaris lumbricoides are vague abdominal distress and intestinal obstruction
• The signs and symptoms of Trichiuris trichiura are abdominal discomfort, bloody stools and anemia
• The signs and symptoms of Enterobius vermicularis are anal pruritus irritability and mother complex
• The signs and symptoms of Trichinella spiralsis are orbital edema, muscle pain, conjunctivitis, and high eosinophilia
• The signs and symptoms of Capillaria philippinensis are intestinal malabsorption and chronic diarrhea