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adult worm amoebae Ancylostoma duodenale animals Ascaris asexual bancrofti becomes infected blood stream body breadth cercariae cestodes Clonorchis sinensis containing coverslip Cysticercoid Cysticercus develop diagnosis Dibothriocephalus latus Dipylidium Dipylidium caninum disease duct dysentery encysted Endamoeba Enterobius examination faeces falciparum Fasciola Fasciola hepatica Fasciolopsis female Filaria flagellum fluid fresh films genital pore genus Geographical distribution give rise gravid Habitat haematobium helminths Heterophyes histolytica host infective larvae ingested intestine large numbers larvae Leishman's stain Leishmania length lesions liver malaria male measures membrane microfilariae microscope miracidium Morphological characters Necator nematodes nucleus occur ocular oesophagus Onchocerca organs ovary ovum parasites passed in faeces Pathogenicity penetrate unbroken skin peripheral blood plerocercoid posterior produced protozoa rats red cells rediae saginata Schistosoma scolex segment slide snail species spirochaetes sporocyst Strongyloides superfamily swallowed Taenia solium tail tissues trematodes Tropical trypanosomes tube ulcers unencysted uterus ventral sucker vivax volvulus