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threadworm

Parasitic nematode that may infest the human gut. Threadworms are relatively harmless and found mainly in children.



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Threadworms are about 2-12 mm (under half an inch) long.
1) Epidemiology and historical aspects S stercoralis, also called threadworms, is a nematode helminth parasite that causes strongyloidiasis.
Adult threadworms are about 1cm long and look like bits of cotton.
 
 
 
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