10 Examples of Endoparasites
May 8, 2023 
written by Sidra Batool
written by Sidra BatoolEndoparasites are parasites that live inside the host’s body, such as in the intestines, blood vessels, or organs. Flatworms, roundworms, protozoans, tapeworms, and nematodes are all types of endoparasites.
Examples of Endoparasites
Here are few examples of endoparasites:
| Type of Endoparasite | Examples |
|---|---|
| Flatworms | Tapeworms in humans |
| Liver flukes in sheep | |
| Blood flukes in humans | |
| Intestinal flukes in humans | |
| Roundworms | Heartworms in dogs |
| Hookworms in cats | |
| Ascarids in pigs | |
| Pinworms in humans | |
| Protozoans | Giardia in humans and other animals |
| Toxoplasma gondii in cats and other animals | |
| Cryptosporidium in humans and other animals | |
| Plasmodium falciparum in humans (causes malaria) | |
| Tapeworms | Echinococcus granulosus in humans and other animals |
| Diphyllobothrium latum in humans and other animals | |
| Hymenolepis nana in humans and other animals | |
| Taenia saginata in humans (beef tapeworm) | |
| Nematodes | Trichinella spiralis in pigs and other animals |
| Filarial worms in humans | |
| Strongyloides stercoralis in humans | |
| Dracunculus medinensis in humans (guinea worm) |
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