Helminth (worm) parasite

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Multicellular parasitic worms in three groups: nematodes (Ascaris, hookworm, filariae), trematodes (Schistosoma, Fasciola), cestodes (Taenia, Echinococcus). Soil-transmitted helminths infect ~1.5 billion people.

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