Uninvited Guests: The 7 Worst Parasitic Worms Guinea worm. guinea worm disease. A female guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) emerging from the leg of a person suffering from guinea worm disease. . Tapeworm. cestodiasis. . Pinworm. pinworm. . Heartworm. heartworm. . Ascaris. nematode. . Whipworm. whipworm. . Toxocara. Toxocara.
What worm is harmful to humans?
Roundworms are parasites that need to live in the body. These parasitic infections can cause diarrhea and fever. Types of roundworms in humans include pinworms and ascariasis. Often, roundworm infections come from traveling to countries with poor sanitation and hygiene.
What is the scariest parasite?
Cordyceps: the fungus that turns insects into mushrooms This parasitic fungus actually grows into the brain of insects, progressively devouring the host's brain until the insect dies. Once this occurs, Cordyceps grows as a fungis out of the head of its dead host.
What are the scariest worms?
The zombie wasp - Ampulex compressa. ... The tongue-eating sea louse - Cymothoa exigua. ... The eye worm - Loa loa. ... The dragon worm - Dracunculus. ... The head-splitting fungus - Cordyceps fungi. ... The sex-change bacteria - Wolbachia. ... The mind-control bug - Toxoplasma gondii. ... The womb-hijacking barnacles - Sacculina.
What are harmful worms?
Some of the more common parasitic nematodes that we know of include roundworms, hookworms and heartworms. These worms can be seriously harmful to your liver if they grow and multiply for long periods of time. Flatworms are another type of worm that has both beneficial and harmful species.
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