Helminthiasis: Difference between revisions

Of all the known helminth species, aboutthese nine of them are most frequently reported to cause infections worldwide. Therefore, theseten nineworm species can be regarded as the most important helminths inwith termsrespect ofto understanding their transmission pathways, their control, inactivation and enumeration in samples of human excreta origin, namely dried faeces, [[faecal sludge]], soil[[wastewater]] and [[wastewatersewage sludge]]:

* [[Ascaris lumbricoides|''Ascaris lumbricoides'']]'', [[Necator americanus]], [[Trichuris trichiura]]'', [[Hymenolepis nana|''Hymenolepis nana'']]'', [[Strongyloides stercoralis]]'' and [[Taenia saginata|''Taenia saginata'']] (these are all [[soil-transmitted helminths]] and the first one - ''Ascaris lumbricoides'' - is the most common helminth worldwide).

* [[Enterobius|''Enterobius'']] can be soil transmitted or transmitted by autoinfection.

* [[Fasciola hepatica|''Fasciola hepatica'']] and [[Schistosoma mansoni|''Schistosoma mansoni'']] are water transmitted.