Worms are parasitic worms. They live thanks to plants, animals, inside of them there is nutrition, reproduction of these worms, including inside the human body. According to statistics, every third person has worms. And each of us, at least once, had helminths inside the body. We generalize and call these parasites one concept "worms", but in fact there are many types of them. What do worms look like? In different ways, it all depends on the type.

What worms can live in the human body? They are divided into 3 main groups:

- nematodes, they are referred to as round parasites. This group includes roundworms, pinworms, etc.;
- tape, they are also called flat. These types of worms are referred to cestodes (these are echinococci, tapeworms, tapeworms);
- suckers, another name for such parasites is trematodes. Such worms in humans are capable of provoking paragonimiasis, fascioliasis, opisthorchiasis and other diseases.