Title: Helminths - Classification, Characteristics, Infection and Treatment
Headings: Helminths
Classification, Characteristics, Infection and Treatment

Helminths
Classification, Characteristics, Infection and Treatment
Overview
Classification
Phylum Annelida
Phylum Acanthocephala
Phylum Nematoda
Reproduction
Phylum Platyhelminths
Helminth Infections
Enterobiasis
Taeniasis
Microscopy
Wet mount
Requirements
Procedure
Observation
References
Links

Content: Helminths - Classification, Characteristics, Infection and Treatment
Helminths
Classification, Characteristics, Infection and Treatment
Overview
Helminths are a polyphyletic group composed of highly prevalent worms. Depending on the species, helminths may exist as parasites (that affect both human beings and animals) or as free-living organisms that live in nature. Compared to such organisms as protozoa (that also exist as parasites and as free-living organisms), helminths are multicellular organisms that not only have differentiated/specialized systems, but also complex life cycles that go through several stages before reaching maturity. The following are examples of helminths: Giant roundworm
Threadworm
Pinworm
Roundworm Necator Americanus
Toxocara cati
Classification
SuSanA Secretariat on Flickr.com. Unaltered. Helminth eggs: As follows left-right: Trichosomoides egg,Ascaris lumbricoides,adult roundworms,Hymenolepis nana,Schistosoma mansoni and Toxocara canis
Kingdom: Animalia - Helminths are multicellular (eukaryotic) organisms and thus belong to kingdom Animalia.