Figure 1
From: Impact of Endemic Infections on HIV Susceptibility in Sub-Saharan Africa
The most common groups of helminths globally. Numbers (in millions, M) refer to the approximate global burden of disease caused by each helminth group. Based on material from http://www.thiswormyworld.org/ and images adapted from Wikimedia. A. lumbricoides: Ascaris lumbricoides, T. trichiura: Trichuris trichiura, N. americanus: Necator americanus, S. mansoni: Schistosoma mansoni, S. haematobium: Schistosoma haematobium, S. japonicum: Schistosoma japonicum, L. loa: Loa loa, O. volvulus: Onchocerca volvulus, W. bancrofti: Wuchereria bancrofti, B. malayi: Brugia malayi