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Phylum nematodes

Important Nematodes. Phylum nematodes. Giant intestinal roundworms of humans Askaris- intestinal worm Live in the small intestines of human Produce large number of eggs & exit with feces. Ascaris lumbricoides. Ascaris lumbricoides. Enteron – intestines; bios- life The Human Pinworm

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Phylum nematodes

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  1. Important Nematodes Phylum nematodes

  2. Giant intestinal roundworms of humans Askaris- intestinal worm Live in the small intestines of human Produce large number of eggs & exit with feces Ascaris lumbricoides

  3. Ascaris lumbricoides

  4. Enteron – intestines; bios- life The Human Pinworm Found in large intestines and rectum Enterobius vermicularis

  5. Life Cycle Enterobius vermicularis

  6. Necator-killer The new world hookworm Found in intestinal walls Become infective filariform during 3rd stage Necator americanus

  7. Life Cycle Necator americanus

  8. Trichinos – hair The Porkworm Results to a disease called Trichinosis Trichinella spirales

  9. Life Cycle Trichinella spirales

  10. 2 types • Wuchereria bancrofti & Wuchereria malayi • The filarial worms; filium – thread • Live in the lymphatic system , where the adult worms copulate to form a larvae called microfilariae • Block the blood vessel Wuchereria spp...

  11. Life Cycle Wuchereria spp...

  12. A dog parasite, a filarial worm is called Dirofilaria immitis The adult worm live in the heart and large arteries of the lungs The infection is called heartworm disease Wuchereria spp...

  13. Wuchereria spp...

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