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Helminthiasis

Medical Definition:	Infestation with parasitic worms of the helminth class.
Guide Notes:	GEN; infections in the intestines: coord IM with INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC (IM)
Also Called:	Infections, Nematomorpha

Helminthiasis Categories.

	Cestode Infections - Infections with true tapeworms of the helminth subclass CESTODA.
	Helminthiasis, Animal - Infestation of animals with parasitic worms of the helminth class. The infestation may be experimental or veterinary.
	Nematode Infections - Infections by nematodes, general or unspecified.
	Trematode Infections - Infections caused by infestation with worms of the class Trematoda.