Helminths

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Synonym(s)

Worms

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Helminths (Helmis: worm) are elongated, often divided into segments, legless, lower animals. From a dermatological point of view, the parasitically living metazoans from the animal strains Plathelminthes (flatworms, e.g. Trematodea, Cestodea), Nemathelminthes (roundworms), Annelida (annelids or bristle worms) are of importance.

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Nematodes; Tapeworms; Trematodes;

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020