Capillariasis is a disease caused by
nematodes in the genus ''
Capillaria
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[Berger SA, Marr JS. Human Parasitic Diseases Sourcebook. Jones and Bartlett Publishers: Sudbury, Massachusetts, 2006.] The two principal forms of the disease are:
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Intestinal capillariasis, caused by ''
Capillaria philippinensis''
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Hepatic capillariasis, caused by ''
Capillaria hepatica
''Capillaria hepatica'' is a parasitic nematode which causes hepatic capillariasis in rodents and numerous other mammal species, including humans. The life cycle of ''C. hepatica'' may be completed in a single host species. However, the eggs, wh ...
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References
Helminthiases
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