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[[Image:Soybean cyst nematode EM.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Soybean Cyst Nematode and Egg, Scanning Electron Micrograph - Wikimedia Commons]]

[[Image:Soybean cyst nematode EM.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Soybean Cyst Nematode and Egg, Scanning Electron Micrograph - Wikimedia Commons]]

The term helminth is commonly used to describe parasitic worms, all with eukaryotic cell structures. The two main groups are the '''Nematodes''' (roundworms) and the '''Platyhelminthes''' (flatworms).[[Image:729px-Soybean cyst nematode and egg SEM.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Soybean cyst nematode and egg]]

The term helminth is commonly used to describe parasitic worms, all with eukaryotic cell structures. The two main groups are the '''Nematodes''' (roundworms) and the '''Platyhelminthes''' (flatworms).

*'''Nematodes''': typically long and slender, the nematodes are dioecious (male and female individuals) and are generally found attached to the intestinal wall

*'''Nematodes''': typically long and slender, the nematodes are dioecious (male and female individuals) and are generally found attached to the intestinal wall

**Hookworms- widely endemic in the tropics, hookworms hatch on soil and enter the host through the feet. Pathogenesis involves intestinal irritation and haemorrhage.  

**Hookworms- widely endemic in the tropics, hookworms hatch on soil and enter the host through the feet. Pathogenesis involves intestinal irritation and haemorrhage.