Could there be a worm living inside the human liver?

1 Answer
Mar 16, 2017

Parasitic worm that lives inside human liver is included in Phylum Platyhelminthes: they are commonly called flat worm. The specific organism will be known as human 'liver fluke' .

Explanation:

Please note that the worm is generally present in bile duct.

Platyhelminths are triploblastic, bilaterally symmetrical, acoelomate primitive organism with an oral opening. Excretory function is performed by flame cells, and most are parasitic: such as flukes and tape worms.

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