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What do doctors do to check for worms?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Stool sample: The next time you pass a worm or segment of a worm, bring it is as a stool specimen to your physician (don’t handle it directly with your hands). The type of worm can be identified in a laboratory.

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Answered 5/22/2013

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