The pathology of a<unk>  infection depends on the ending location of the migrating sparganum. The adult stage typically causes little to no pathology in the host. In paratenic hosts, plerocercoids migrate mainly to subcutaneous tissues from the small intestine, causing pain, edema, and inflammation. Sparganosis usually appears as slowly growing migratory subcutaneous nodules in the tissues of infected intermediate and paratenic hosts. The parasite can be found anywhere in the body including central nervous system. Few humans have died from this kind of infection, called sparganosis. For more information about the symptoms and pathology associated with sparganosis, see the disease page of sparganosis.
Spirometra
Amoeba
Leech
Plerocercoid
Microfilaria
Schistocyte
Schistosoma
Aegyptiacum