Parasitic worms are transmitted by eggs present in human feces, which in turn contaminate soil in areas where sanitation is poor. "You ingest the eggs and those eggs will go on to hatch.

‘I don’t have any pain, nausea, urgency or blood in my stool. The worms used in helminth therapy are parasites – microscopic organisms which have evolved to survive inside either humans or ...

Doctors diagnose the infection with stool samples, and may request multiple samples over a few days. Medicines can treat it.