Visceral Worms


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Worms In The Body Cavity

	Symptoms: Symptoms are typically absent unless the disease is severe or advanced. Characteristic symptoms include a swollen belly, impaired swimming behavior, damage to internal organs and rupture of the body wall. The worms may live free in the body or encapsulated in white or off-white cysts.

	Cause: Various helminthes, including cestodes (tapeworms) and nematodes (roundworms). Infestations are more common among fish that are fed live foods, such as water fleas. These act as intermediate hosts for many of the parasites.

	Remedy: There is no reliable therapeutic drug for visceral worms; however, therapy is usually unnecessary, as most infestations pass undetected and cause little trouble.