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Roundworms & Flatworms

Human parasitic worms fall into two great groups — the roundworms and the flatworms — and the body plan predicts how each one spreads and what it does to a patient. Switch groups, then tap a worm to explore it.

Pinworm

Tiny white thread
Pinwormmost common US worm
Common human worms — tap one: