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Types of roundworms

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There are thousands of types of roundworms. There is one for almost every type of animal on the plant. Some types of roundworms only infect their target species, while others can infect multiple types of animals.

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There are about 6 types of Tapeworms:

Beef Tape worm (Taenia saginata) Humans infected by eating undercooked or raw beef

Pork Tapeworm (Taenia solium) Humans infected by eating undercooked pork

Fish tapeworm (Diphyllobothrium latum) Humans infected by eating raw or undercooked fresh water fish including salmon

Dwarf tapeworm (Hymenolepis nana) Humans are infected from person to person transfer, infected water or food

Rodent tapeworm (H diminuta) Humans get infected from intermediate host like rat flea, beetles, cockroaches

Dog tape worm (Dipylidium caninum) Humans get infected from swallowing infected fleas, lice from cats and dogs

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Ascaris lumbricoides.

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as many as the stars in the sky

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