Parasitic worms, also known as helminths, are large macroparasites; adults can generally be seen with the naked eye. Many are intestinal worms that are...
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for the marine nemertean worm (bootlace worm), Lineus longissimus. Various types of worm occupy a small variety of parasitic niches, living inside the...
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Nematode (redirect from Parasitic nematode)
free-living, feeding on microorganisms, but many species are parasitic. The parasitic worms (helminths) are the cause of soil-transmitted helminthiases...
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Helminthiasis (redirect from Parasitic worm infection)
known as worm infection, is any macroparasitic disease of humans and other animals in which a part of the body is infected with parasitic worms, known as...
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Parasitic worm, also known as helminth, is large macroparasite. Parasitic worm may also refer to: Acanthocephala, or the spiny-headed worms all of which...
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The effects of parasitic worms, or helminths, on the immune system is a recently emerging topic of study among immunologists and other biologists. Experiments...
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Human parasite (section Parasitic worms (helminths))
of parasitic worms in many animals ranging from fish to domesticated animals and humans. Among the most extensively documented was the Bladder Worm (Taenia...
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Pinworm (parasite) (category Parasitic nematodes of humans)
(in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand) or seatworm, is a parasitic worm. It is a nematode (roundworm) and a common intestinal parasite or helminth...
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Parasitism (redirect from Parasitic)
an earlier age. If on the other hand the drugs mainly affects adult parasitic worms, selection could cause delayed maturity and increased virulence. Such...
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Pinworm infection (redirect from Pin worm)
(threadworm infection in the UK), also known as enterobiasis, is a human parasitic disease caused by the pinworm, Enterobius vermicularis. The most common...
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Sucker (zoology) (redirect from Sucker (parasitic worm anatomy))
specialised attachment organ of an animal. It acts as an adhesion device in parasitic worms, several flatworms, cephalopods, certain fishes, amphibians, and bats...
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Cestoda (redirect from Bladder Worm)
Cestoda is a class of parasitic worms in the flatworm phylum (Platyhelminthes). Most of the species—and the best-known—are those in the subclass Eucestoda;...
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Paragordius tricuspidatus (category Parasitic protostomes)
ingestion, the worm nourishes upon its host and fills the entire body cavity of the cricket, until maturation, when the parasitic worm is ready to exit...
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to treat a number of parasitic worm infestations. This includes ascariasis, pinworm infection, hookworm infections, guinea worm infections, hydatid disease...
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Acanthocephala (redirect from Spiny-headed worm)
kephale 'head') is a group of parasitic worms known as acanthocephalans, thorny-headed worms, or spiny-headed worms, characterized by the presence of...
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term elephantiasis is often used in reference to (symptoms caused by) parasitic worm infections, but may refer to a variety of diseases that swell parts...
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Nematomorpha (redirect from Horsehair Worm)
known as horsehair worms, hairsnakes, or Gordian worms) are a phylum of parasitoid animals superficially similar to nematode worms in morphology, hence...
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Meningitis (section Parasitic)
fungi, and parasites. Mostly the parasites are parasitic worms, but can also rarely include parasitic amoebae. Meningitis may also result from various...
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Clonorchis sinensis (the Chinese liver fluke) Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm) Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) Filariasis Hookworm Loa loa Onchocerciasis...
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Look up worm in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A worm is an animal with a long cylindrical tube-like body and no limbs. Worm, The Worm or WORM may also...
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Ascaris lumbricoides (category Parasitic nematodes of humans)
Ascaris lumbricoides is a large parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris. It is the most common parasitic worm in humans. An estimated 807 million–1.2...
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Pyrantel is a medication used to treat a number of parasitic worm infections. This includes ascariasis, hookworm infections, enterobiasis (pinworm infection)...
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Deworming (redirect from De-worming)
children (half of the children in the world) are at risk of parasitic worm infection. Worm infections interfere with nutrient uptake, can lead to anemia...
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Sea worm may refer to one or several of the following taxa: Marine worm This page is an index of articles on animal species (or higher taxonomic groups)...
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Anthelmintics or antihelminthics are a group of antiparasitic drugs that expel parasitic worms (helminths) and other internal parasites from the body by either stunning...
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Cat worm infections, the infection of cats (Felidae) with parasitic worms, occur frequently. Most worm species occur worldwide in both domestic and other...
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Dracunculus medinensis (redirect from Guinea worm)
Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm, dragon worm, fiery serpent) is a nematode that causes dracunculiasis, also known as guinea worm disease. The disease is...
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Mass deworming (redirect from Worm wars)
tropical disease. Over 870 million children are at risk of parasitic worm infection. Worm infections interfere with nutrient uptake, can lead to anemia...
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