Journey to the Microcosmos | Mouthless Parasites That Make Their Home In Worm Guts @journeytomicro | Uploaded May 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
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You’ve heard those worm horror stories, right? Stories of painful stomach cramps or diarrhea or nausea that eventually turns out to be caused by some worms that have taken up residence in someone’s intestines. It’s so terrifying and wild to think of something so much smaller than us causing so much havoc. But, what if worms had to worry about their own guts being taken over by a parasite?

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SOURCES:
arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/army-of-worm-larvae-hatch-from-mans-bum-visibly-slither-under-his-skin
healthline.com/health/worms-in-humans#symptoms-of-infection
link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4020-8239-9
frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.689987/full
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13127-020-00469-6

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