RT Book, Section
A1 Weller, Peter F.
A2 Kasper, Dennis
A2 Fauci, Anthony
A2 Hauser, Stephen
A2 Longo, Dan
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1120803591
T1 Introduction to Helminthic Infections
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 19e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071802154
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1120803591
RD 2022/05/28
AB The  word  helminth  is  derived  from  the  Greek  helmins  (“parasitic  worm”).  Helminthic  worms  are  highly  prevalent  and,  depending  on  the  species,  may  exist  as  free-living  organisms  or  as  parasites  of  plant  or  animal  hosts.  The  parasitic  helminths  have  co-evolved  with  specific  mammalian  and  other  host  species.  Accordingly,  most  helminthic  infections  are  restricted  to  nonhuman  hosts,  and  only  rarely  do  these  zoonotic  helminths  accidentally  cause  human  infections.