This document discusses several types of parasitic worms that can infect humans: roundworms such as Ascaris lumbricoides which lives in the small intestine and causes ascariasis; fluke worms or trematodes which are flatworms that evolved from free-living forms and include over 10,000 species; pinworms which live in the rectum and lay eggs at night; flatworms which lack blood vessels and have a simple digestive system; and hookworms which infect the lungs, skin and small intestine through contaminated dirt and larvae.
This document discusses several types of parasitic worms that can infect humans: roundworms such as Ascaris lumbricoides which lives in the small intestine and causes ascariasis; fluke worms or trematodes which are flatworms that evolved from free-living forms and include over 10,000 species; pinworms which live in the rectum and lay eggs at night; flatworms which lack blood vessels and have a simple digestive system; and hookworms which infect the lungs, skin and small intestine through contaminated dirt and larvae.
This document discusses several types of parasitic worms that can infect humans: roundworms such as Ascaris lumbricoides which lives in the small intestine and causes ascariasis; fluke worms or trematodes which are flatworms that evolved from free-living forms and include over 10,000 species; pinworms which live in the rectum and lay eggs at night; flatworms which lack blood vessels and have a simple digestive system; and hookworms which infect the lungs, skin and small intestine through contaminated dirt and larvae.
This document discusses several types of parasitic worms that can infect humans: roundworms such as Ascaris lumbricoides which lives in the small intestine and causes ascariasis; fluke worms or trematodes which are flatworms that evolved from free-living forms and include over 10,000 species; pinworms which live in the rectum and lay eggs at night; flatworms which lack blood vessels and have a simple digestive system; and hookworms which infect the lungs, skin and small intestine through contaminated dirt and larvae.
parasitic nematode worms known as the "small intestinalroundworms", which is a type of helminth (parasitic worm). One species, Ascarislumbricoides, affects humans and causes the disease ascariasis. Another species,Ascaris suum, typically infects pigs. Fluke worm - also called blood fluke or trematode, any member of the invertebrate class Trematoda (phylum Platyhelminthes), a group of parasitic flatworms that probably evolved from free-living forms millions of years ago. There are more than 10,000 species of flukes.
Pinworms - are tiny, white, thread-like worms
that live in the rectum. The worms crawl out of the anus (bum) at night and lay their eggs on nearby skin. Pinworms can be uncomfortable but they do not cause disease. People who have pinworms aren't dirty. Children can get pinworms no matter how often they take a bath. Flatworm - a worm of a phylum which includes the planarians together with the parasitic flukes and tapeworms. They are distinguished by having a simple flattened body which lacks blood vessels, and a digestive tract which, if present, has a single opening.
Hookworms are parasites. This means they
live off other living things. Hookworms affect your lungs, skin, and small intestine. Humans contracthookworms through hookworm larva e found in dirt contaminated by feces.