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Disease caused by nematodes of the genus Capillaria

Capillariasis is a disease caused by nematodes in the genus Capillaria. The two principal forms of the disease are:

References

Berger SA, Marr JS. Human Parasitic Diseases Sourcebook. Jones and Bartlett Publishers: Sudbury, Massachusetts, 2006.

Blood fluke	Schistosoma mansoni / S. japonicum / S. mekongi / S. haematobium / S. intercalatum Schistosomiasis Trichobilharzia regenti Swimmer's itch
Liver fluke	Clonorchis sinensis Clonorchiasis Dicrocoelium dendriticum / D. hospes Dicrocoeliasis Fasciola hepatica / F. gigantica Fasciolosis Opisthorchis viverrini / O. felineus Opisthorchiasis
Lung fluke	Paragonimus westermani / P. kellicotti Paragonimiasis
Intestinal fluke	Echinostoma Echinostomiasis Fasciolopsis buski Fasciolopsiasis Gastrodiscoides hominis Amphistomiasis Heterophyes heterophyes Heterophyiasis Metagonimus yokogawai Metagonimiasis

Cyclophyllidea	Echinococcus granulosus / E. multilocularis Echinococcosis Taenia saginata / T. asiatica / T. solium (pork) Taeniasis / Cysticercosis Hymenolepis nana / H. diminuta Hymenolepiasis
Pseudophyllidea	Diphyllobothrium latum Diphyllobothriasis Spirometra erinaceieuropaei Sparganosis Diphyllobothrium mansonoides Sparganosis

Filarioidea (Filariasis)	Onchocerca volvulus Onchocerciasis Loa loa Loa loa filariasis Mansonella Mansonelliasis Dirofilaria repens D. immitis Dirofilariasis Wuchereria bancrofti / Brugia malayi / B. timori Lymphatic filariasis
Thelazioidea	Gnathostoma spinigerum / G. hispidum Gnathostomiasis Thelazia Thelaziasis
Spiruroidea	Gongylonema

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