What is the difference between tapeworm ringworm and hookworm?

Answer 1

Some basic info... Ringworm is a type of fungus Tapeworms can grow up to 40-100 feet, usually one. Hookworms attach themselves to an intestinal wall and feed off of the blood. My information is not 100% correct but minor information I learned. Check encyclopedia.com or Wikipedia.com for more info.

Answer 2

The differences between Planarians and Tapeworms are Planarians have a "mouth" where as tapeworms do not since they absorb nutrients through their bodies and Planarians are mostly free-living while tapeworms are parasitic

Answer 3

The difference is to do with species and size- tapeworms tend to be longer than roundworms, and are of a different species of parasitic worm. But they are both similar in their behaviour, hatching out in the intestinal tract of mammals and obtaining nourishment from the foodstuffs ingested by their host. They avoid being passed through the gut themselves by embedding small hooked appendages in the gut wall, to keep themselves in position. Tapeworms tend to occur singly or in pairs, whereas several roundworms can develop in one host. Tapeworm infestation is generally fairly harmless and rarely leads to serious illness unless the host is already malnourished; roundworms don't usually cause serious health problems, though occasionally they can give rise to infections of the liver or kidneys. Both roundworms and tapeworms can be easily treated with medication, and whilst they can occur in humans, are much more common in domestic animals such as dogs and cats. They should not be confused with ringworm, which is not a worm at all, but a skin condition that creates crescent-shaped bruises and wheals on the skin, usually as a result of an allergy to certain types of food or medicines.

Answer 4

what is the difference between a earthworm and an tapeworm

Answer 5

An earthworm lives underground, and a tapeworm lives inside of you and steals your nutrients