Parasitic worm, also known as helminth, is large macroparasite.
Parasitic worm may also refer to: Acanthocephala, or the spiny-headed worms all of which are parasitic. Hirudinea, ectoparasitic annelids commonly known as leeches Nematoda, or roundworms the most well known of which are parasitic Enterobius, commonly known as pinworms, cause the disease enterobiasis. Hookworms, intestinal parasites of mammals. Pentastomida, sometimes referred to as tongue worms which are obligate parasites Platyhelminthes, or flatworms the phyla which contains the parasitic tapeworms and flukes. Liver fluke Blood fluke Lung fluke Intestinal fluke
Parasitic worm infection
Tapeworm infection Deworming Effects of parasitic worms on the immune system Coenurosis, intermediate infection of host Coenurosis in humans Enterobiasis, pinworm infection Echinococcosis, host disease by tapeworm larve Helminthiasis, disease caused by any parasitic worm
See also Nematomorpha, the horsehair worms are parasitoids not truly parasites. Parasitology, relation between host and parasite Human parasites Parasitic nutrition, parasite nutrition by feeding off the host Ringworm, a fungal infection which causes a ring shaped discoloration in the skin