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Microbiology · Chapter 5
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
Roundworms
nematodes
Flatworms
tapeworms & flukes
Pinworm
most common US worm
Common human worms — tap one: