<unk> , common name raccoon roundworm, is a roundworm nematode, found ubiquitously in raccoons, the definitive hosts. It is named after H. A. Baylis, who studied them in the 1920s–30s, and Greek askaris (intestinal worm).<unk>  larvae in paratenic hosts can migrate, causing visceral larva migrans (VLM).<unk> sis as the zoonotic infection of humans is rare, though extremely dangerous due to the ability of the parasite's larvae to migrate into brain tissue and cause damage. Concern for human infection has been increasing over the years due to urbanization of rural areas resulting in the increase in proximity and potential human interaction with raccoons.
Baylisascaris procyonis
Gongylonema pulchrum
Toxocara cati
Dipylidium caninum
Echinostoma revolutum
Myriodontium keratinophilum
Trichobacteriosis axillaris
Basidiobolus ranarum