Question

Write any four types of parasitic diseases. Mention the primary and secondary hosts of these parasites.

Answer 1

Filariasis caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi or Brugia timori. Their primary host is mosquito and secondary host is human. 2. Schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma haematobium, Schistosoma japonicum or Schistosoma mansoni. Their primary host is fresh water snails and secondary host is human. 3. Taeniasis caused by Taenia saginata or Taenia solium. Their primary host is cattle or pig and secondary host is human. 4. African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei or Trypanosoma gambience. It completes its lifecycle in tsetse fly and humans.