<unk> , also known as worm infection, is any macroparasitic disease of humans and other animals in which a part of the body is infected with parasitic worms, known as helminths. There are numerous species of these parasites, which are broadly classified into tapeworms, flukes, and roundworms. They often live in the gastrointestinal tract of their hosts, but they may also burrow into other organs, where they induce physiological damage. Soil-transmitted<unk>  and schistosomiasis are the most important<unk> , and are among the neglected tropical diseases. This group of helmianthiases have been targeted under the joint action of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies and non-governmental organizations through a project launched in 2012 called the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases, which aims to control or eradicate certain neglected tropical diseases by 2020.<unk>  has been found to result in poor birth outcome, poor cognitive development, poor school and work performance, poor socioeconomic development, and poverty. Chronic illness, malnutrition, and anemia are further examples of secondary effects. Soil-transmitted<unk>  are responsible for parasitic infections in as much as a quarter of the human population worldwide. One well-known example of soil-transmitted<unk>  is ascariasis.
Helminthiasis
Trichiasis
Soil-transmitted helminthiasis
Trichuriasis
Toxocariasis
Trichomoniasis
Isosporiasis
Tungiasis