BIOL 2117: Microbiology: Helminths

HELMINTHS 

Helminths are invertebrates characterized by elongated, flat or round bodies. Another name for Parasitic Worms.

Types of Helminths:

• Flukes (Trematodes) Adult flukes are leaf-shaped flatworms
• Tapeworms (Cestodes) Adult tapeworms are elongated, segmented, hermaphroditic flatworms 
• Roundworms (Nematodes) a long round body.

Helminths have three main life-cycle stages

• eggs
• larvae
• adults

What are helminths? 

Characteristics of Helminths 

Helminth infections: diagnosis and treatment 

The Global Atlas of Helminth Infection (GAHI) shows the geographical distribution of neglected tropical diseases transmitted by worms: soil-transmitted helminthiasis, schistosomiasis, and lymphatic filariasis.

Life-cycle complexity in helminths: What are the benefits?

255e: Introduction to Helminthic Infections

Helminths: Classification, Characteristics, Infection and Treatment