BIO307: Microbiology

7.2: Helminths

• 7.2.1: Helminths Characteristics

  • Gilbert A. Castro's "Helminths: Structure, Classification, Growth, and Development"

    Read this chapter to understand the characteristics of Helminths. Unlike Protozoa and Algae, which fall under the kingdom "Protists," Helminths fall under the kingdom "Animalia."
    

• 7.2.2: Types of Helminths

  • 7.2.2.1: Nematodes

    • University of South Carolina School of Medicine: Abdul Ghaffar's "Nematodes"

      Read this article on the round worms known as nematodes. Take advantage of the PowerPoint lecture slides as you study. Be sure to examine all of the life cycle diagrams that are embedded in the text when you study.
      

  • 7.2.2.2: Trematodes

    • University of South Carolina School of Medicine: Abdul Ghaffar and Gregory Brower's "Trematodes"

      Read this article on the flukes known as trematodes. Take advantage of the PowerPoint lecture slides as you study. Be sure to examine all of the life cycle diagrams that are embedded in the text when you study.
      

  • 7.2.2.3: Cestodes

    • University of South Carolina School of Medicine: Abdul Ghaffar and Gregory Brower's "Cestodes"

      Read this article on tapeworms, also known as cestodes. Take advantage of the PowerPoint lecture slides as you study. Be sure to examine all of the life cycle diagrams that are embedded in the text when you study.
      

    • Community College of Baltimore County: Gary E. Kaiser's "Parasitology"

      Complete this quiz. After completing the quiz return to the first page and click on "Answers" to see the correct answers. There is a detailed introduction to this assessment above the "Self-Quiz." Be sure to visit the "Results" section, also note that clicking on the links under the empty frames brings you to annotated micrographs.