Title: The 6 Most Common Parasite Infections - Parasites.org
Headings: Six Most Common Parasites that infect the Human Body
Six Most Common Parasites that infect the Human Body
1. Tapeworms
2. Human pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis)
3. Ascaris
4. Hookworms (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale)
5. Intestinal Trematodes
6. Entamoeba histolytica

Content: The pinworm is diagnosed by checking for ova and the female pinworm in perianal swabs through a microscope. The sample needs to be taken in the morning. Anthelmintic drugs such as albendazole, mebendazole, and pyrantel pamoate can be used for treatment. 3. Ascaris
Ascariasis has been known to be the world’s most common parasitic worm infection. The Ascaris lumbricoides is a worm that grows to up to 35 centimeters long, and it is the biggest roundworm that lives in the human body. The parasite can stay in a person’s small intestines for as long two years if it is not treated. One female Ascaris lumbricoides can lay approximately 200,000 eggs in the soil, and their life cycle involves different organs that include the lungs and the liver. An infected person is asymptomatic, but in a few cases, individuals may develop malnutrition, stunted growth, hepatobiliary injury, pneumonia, and eosinophilia. 4.