title: Parasitic worm (disambiguation)
text: # 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
  