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Can earthworms live in humans?

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There are a variety of parasitic worms that can take up residence in humans. Among them are flatworms, roundworms, and thorny-headed worms (spiny-headed worms). The risk of parasitic worm infection is higher in rural or developing regions.


Can earthworms get inside humans?

People mainly get them when young worms in soil go through their skin. Once in the body, the worms find their way to the small intestine and lay eggs. Those eggs hatch before they are pooped out and the worms may infect someone else.

Is Earthworm harmful to humans?

Good Worms Most worms you'll encounter won't pose any threat to you or your pets. These include earthworms, redworms, nightcrawlers and more.

Do humans have worms living in them?

Thanks in part to modern plumbing, people in the industrialized world have now lost almost all of their worms, with the exception of occasional pinworms in some children. Intestinal worms are properly called “helminths,” which most dictionaries will tell you are parasites.

Can earthworms grow in your stomach?

The worms can burrow into the walls of the stomach or the small intestine, though it is much more common to find them in the stomach, Fuchizaki said. About 95 percent of anisakiasis cases are in the stomach, he told Live Science.

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