Helminthes five general character
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Classification. Helminth is a general term for a parasitic worm. The helminths include the Platyhelminthes or flatworms (flukes and tapeworms) and the Nematode or roundworms .. follow _rajput_
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‘Helminth’ is a general term meaning worm.
All helminths are invertebrates with long, flat or round bodies.
There are many different kinds of helminth ranging in length from less than one millimetre to over one metre.
Helminths infect a range of hosts, even in humans.
Roundworms, or nematodes, are slender worms that can live, feed and reproduce in the human intestine.
Whipworms are so called because of their distinctive whip-like shape with a long, thin front end and a thicker tail.
Hookworms are a greyish white or pink colour. Their name comes from the shape of their heads which is slightly bent in relation to the rest of its body, like a hook.
Examples of thread-like filarial roundworms are Wuchereria bancrofti and Onchocerca volvulus.