title: [Discussion on the usage of terminology of some parasites and parasitic diseases].
abstract: According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and the Standardized Nomenclature of Animal Parasitic Diseases (SNOAPAD), and considering the new advances in parasitology, the usage of the terminology of some parasites and parasitic diseases (such as Trichinella and trichinellosis, filariae and filariasis, Echinococcus and echinococcosis, etc.) was discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
authors.forename: Zhong-quan
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cui
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D010271:Parasites; D010272:Parasitic Diseases; D010274:Parasitology / Q000592:standards; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D015046:Zoology / Q000592:standards