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Helminthiasis

**Helminthiasis**
*Classification & external resources*
ICD-10	B83.9
ICD-9	128.9
DiseasesDB	28826

Helminthiasis is a disease in which a part of the body is infested with worms such as pinworm, roundworm or tapeworm. Typically, the worms reside in the gastrointestinal tract but may also burrow into the liver and other organs.

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Types of Infection

v • d • e Helminthiases (B65-B83, 120-129)
Flukes	Schistosomiasis (Swimmer's itch) - Clonorchiasis - Fascioliasis - Paragonimiasis - Fasciolopsiasis
Cestodes	Echinococcosis - Tapeworm infection - Cysticercosis - Hymenolepiasis
Nematodes	Dracunculiasis - Onchocerciasis - Filariasis (Loa loa filariasis, Mansonelliasis) - Trichinosis - Hookworm (Ancylostomiasis, Necatoriasis, Cutaneous larva migrans) - Ascariasis - Strongyloidiasis - Trichuriasis - Enterobiasis - Visceral larva migrans/Toxocariasis - Gnathostomiasis