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Intestinal worms
, also known as worm , is any macroparasitic disease of humans and other animals in which a part of the body is infected with worms, known as helminths. There are numerous species of these , which are broadly classified into tapeworms, flukes, and . They often live in the tract of their hosts, but they may also burrow into other organs, where they induce damage.
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