Diseases Caused by Worms

The term worm is assigned to animals and thin elongated body, with its main representatives roundworms and flatworms them. These are animals that, besides the aforementioned characteristics, also have flat body, and those having cylindrical body and tapered ends. The representatives of the two phyla have bilateral symmetry and are triblásticos.

Although the majority of the representatives of these groups to be free-living, some species are parasites of humans and other animals, causing diseases. The main form of contamination is by eating the parasites, usually through water or food contaminated meat, and not receiving proper treatment. Furthermore, some diseases are transmitted through the entrance of the parasite dermal, and other, through the bite of specific vectors, such as filariasis.

The symptoms are varied and depend largely on where the worm is accommodated.

In this section you can find a good collection on this theme. Besides assisting in the studies, the information you find here are quite useful in order to understand the specific mechanisms of transmission of each of these diseases in order to prevent them.