Prepare a list of some animals that are found parasitic on human beings.
Prepare a list of some animals that are found parasitic on human beings.
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Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm) – resides in the human intestine causing ascariasis; Taenia solium (pork tapeworm) – lives in the intestine and causes taeniasis; Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) – commonly found in the rectum of children causing itching and irritation; Wuchereria bancrofti (filarial worm) – inhabits lymphatic vessels and causes elephantiasis; Plasmodium species – protozoans that cause malaria and are transmitted via female Anopheles mosquito; Entamoeba histolytica – resides in the large intestine causing amoebiasis; Trichinella spiralis – causes trichinosis, acquired by eating undercooked pork; Leishmania donovani – causes kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis), transmitted by sandflies; Ancylostoma duodenale (hookworm) – causes anemia by feeding on blood in the intestine.
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