The following describes which helminthic parasite? A tiny nematode (roundworm) that lives in the human intestine; females migrate out of the anus at night to lay eggs. Most common helminthic infestation of humans in the US; spread in institutions and families through bedclothes and fingernails. Echinococcus Enterobius Diphylobothrium O O O O O Trichinella None of the other four answers fit this description

The following describes which helminthic parasite? A tiny nematode (roundworm) that lives in the human intestine; females migrate out of the anus at night to lay eggs. Most common helminthic infestation of humans in the US; spread in institutions and families through bedclothes and fingernails. Echinococcus Enterobius Diphylobothrium O O O O O Trichinella None of the other four answers fit this description

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