Discuss the three types of parasitic nematodes.

      

Discuss the three types of parasitic nematodes.

  

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Jim
Pinworms.
-Most common roundworm.
-Adults reside in the large intestine.
-Enter humans by being eaten.

Hookworms.
-Adults live in the small intestine of humans.
-Enter host through the skin, usually between the toes. That makes you want to walk around barefoot, doesn’t it?

Trichina.
-Live in humans & other omnivores (like pigs)
-Adults live in the small intestine of it’s host; larvae encyst in the stomach and skeletal tissue.
-Enter host by being eaten.
jim items answered the question on February 18, 2019 at 13:06


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