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Uninvited Guests: The 7 Worst Parasitic Worms: Media

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cestodiasis
Scolex (head) of the tapeworm Taenia solium. The hooks of the scolex enable...
Dr. Mae Melvin/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)(Image Number: 1515)
guinea worm disease
A female guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) emerging from the leg of a...
The Carter Center/Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
pinworm
Pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis).
Walter Dawn
heartworm
Heart infected with heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis).
Mandy
nematode
Nematode (Ascaris lumbricoides).
Javier Palaus Soler/Ostman Agency
whipworm
Whipworm (Trichuris trichiura).
ANW
Toxocara
Canine roundworm (Toxocara canis).
Joel Mills