Parasitic worm (disambiguation)
# Parasitic worm (disambiguation)

Parasitic worm, also known as helminth, is large macroparasite.

Parasitic worm may also refer to:

* Acanthocephala, or the spiny-headed worms all of which are parasitic.
* Hirudinea, extoparasitic annelids commonly known as leeches
* Nematoda, or roundworms the most well known of which are parasitic
   * Enterobius, commonly known as pinworms, cause the disease enterobiasis.
   * Hookworms, intestinal parasites of mammals.
* Pentastomida, sometimes referred to as tongue worms which are obligate parasites
* Platyhelminthes, or flatworms the phyla which contains the parasitic tapeworms and flukes.
   * Liver fluke
   * Blood fluke
   * Lung fluke
   * Intestinal fluke

## Parasitic worm infection

* Tapeworm infection
* Deworming
* Effects of parasitic worms on the immune system
* Coenurosis, intermediate infection of host
   * Coenurosis in humans
* Enterobiasis, pinworm infection
* Echinococcosis, host disease by tapeworm larve
* Helminthiasis, disease caused by any parasitic worm
