Talk:Parasitic worm/Archive 1

message: The following statement may be correct for some parasitic worms, but by no means all:
"Worm eggs or larvae or even adults enter the human body through the mouth, anus, nose, or skin, with most species attaching themselves to the intestinal tract. With the presence of digestive enzymes, worm egg shells are dissolved, releasing a brand-new worm; unlike its egg shell, the parasitic worm is protected from the body's powerful digestive enzymes by producing a protective keratin layer."
The first part, is correct, worm eggs or larvae have many ways to enter. However, if you look at the hook worm, you will find they can't fully reproduce in the gut, and eggs are passed on into feces, where they hatch outside the body. 
97.107.131.163 (talk) 13:56, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect generalization 

message: I think eosinophils should also be mentioned in that section, as they are an important part of both the innate and adaptive response to a helminth infection.
71.14.67.229 (talk) 07:15, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Immune Response 

message: The article Intestinal worms is also small and in need of content. it would be better to merge that article to this one.  Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim  21:46, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  merge from 

message: May I add that "Parasitic worms, along with the Mosquitoes, are the most deadly disease carriers known to man."? The Winged Yoshi  —Preceding unsigned comment added by The Winged Yoshi (talk • contribs) 20:24, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Parasitic Worm diseases. 

message: NOTE: someone can help me with the BOTRIDIA (spanish word of the greek BOTRYDION = cluster) word traslate  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eduardozazueta (talk • contribs) 10:18, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: NOTE:

message: Are there any parasitic worm that harm other parasitic worm? I mean is, is there parasitic worm inside a parasitic worm?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.87.228.194 (talk) 06:57, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Just Asking......... 

message: Right, so I see this article has got even worse since I looked last. The whole reproduction section needs to go. The fact of the matter is, and this has been discussed elsewhere, "helminths" is a defunct term covering a group of disperate animals that consequently do things very differently. Go look at the Schistosoma mansoni page for example, schistosomes are not hermaphrodites and are not transmitted through poorly cooked meat. Similarly monogeneans, many are not transferred through diet at all. When I have more time I'll see what I can do to try and make this article less wrong, if it is indeed rescue-able at all (I still think helminth should link straight to worm).
Meantime, can we please keep specific biology to the relevant species or genera page? People are trying to cover too much ground here and the result is shockingly misleading. Sanguinine (talk) 12:54, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right this page has gotten even less helpful. I still think the best choice is to have this page link directly to Parasitic worm (disambiguation), the worm page, or something similar.  plcoffey (talk) 18:53, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removing reproduction section, it's just plain wrong 

message: Carbonated water is excellent, better than albendazole or any pharmaceutical out there, at eliminating parasitic worms from the gastrointestinal tract. Worms, like fish, require oxygenated water to breathe. Carbonated water is not oxygenated. Put them in carbonated water and they suffocate and die. You do need lots of it though but it works very well.
This idea is deemed obvious and not subject to patent protection.
Que the FDA trying to find ways to restrict or ban it by trying to regulate it as a drug or claiming it can be dangerous or whatever. Because anything that can serve a medical purpose is automatically subject to the FDA's political tyranny.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:36D9:9F0:D43A:A35C:C150:BA00 (talk) 00:44, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for the comic relief. Danger High voltage! 02:09, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Carbonated Water 

message: This page talked only about helminths, so I moved it to the page on helminths that was previously directed here. As many of you have pointed out, this page did not address parasitic worms generally, hence its movement.Wise zoologist (talk) 11:13, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Moved to helminths