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  2. Helminthiasis - Wikipedia

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    Helminthiasis, also 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 helminths. There are numerous species of these parasites , which are broadly classified into tapeworms , flukes , and roundworms .

  3. Intestinal parasite infection - Wikipedia

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    An intestinal parasite infection is a condition in which a parasite infects the gastro-intestinal tract of humans and other animals. Such parasites can live anywhere in the body, but most prefer the intestinal wall.

  4. Parasitic worm - Wikipedia

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    Many of the worms referred to as helminths are intestinal parasites. An infection by a helminth is known as helminthiasis, helminth infection, or intestinal worm infection. There is a naming convention which applies to all helminths: the ending "-asis" (or in veterinary science: "-osis") is added at the end of the name of the worm to denote the ...

  5. Category:Helminthiases - Wikipedia

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  6. Soil-transmitted helminthiasis - Wikipedia

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    Soil-transmitted helminthiasis is a type of worm infection (helminthiasis) caused by different species of roundworms. It is caused specifically by those worms which are transmitted through soil contaminated with faecal matter and are therefore called soil-transmitted helminths .

  7. Soil-transmitted helminth - Wikipedia

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    Soil-transmitted helminthiasis is a collective name for the diseases caused by ascaris, whipworm and hookworms in humans. It includes species-specific diseases such as [citation needed] Ascariasis, which is caused by Ascaris lumbricoides; Hookworm diseases (ancylostomiasis and necatoriasis), which are caused by Necator americanus and ...

  8. Human parasite - Wikipedia

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    Human parasites include various protozoa and worms.. Human parasites are divided into endoparasites, which cause infection inside the body, and ectoparasites, which cause infection superficially within the skin.

  9. Parasitic disease - Wikipedia

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    Although organisms such as bacteria function as parasites, the usage of the term "parasitic disease" is usually more restricted. The three main types of organisms causing these conditions are protozoa (causing protozoan infection), helminths (helminthiasis), and ectoparasites. [5]