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Microbiology Series: Episode 6
Helminths
Similar to protozoans, you may think you haven’t heard of helminths, at first. However, these are just parasitic worms that include human pathogens such as tapeworms, roundworms, pinworms, threadworms and flukes. In this episode, we will talk about some of the more common human helminths.
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Transcript of Ep6
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