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What is a threadworm?

What is a threadworm? Here are some definitions.

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  1. A parasitic roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, which causes strongyloidiasis.
  2. (Britain, Australia) The pinworm.
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One of their main parasites is a gut nematode, the caecal threadworm T. tenuis, which has a direct lifestyle with no alternative hosts within the same habitat.
Common intestinal parasites include pinworm, whipworm, roundworm, hookworm, threadworm, and tapeworm.
The threadworm, Enterobius vermicularis, is the commonest worm parasite of children in non-tropical areas such as northern Europe.

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