Today, patients and doctors try to deny the existence of worms, and the role of worms in chronic disease. Hippocrates understood people got intestinal worms, and patients felt better after expelling the worms. Veterinarians know animals get worms, and animals are treated for worms. Veterinarians know pets and animals transmit worms to people; and intestinal worms come in many different pathogenic forms. A live blood morphologist reported to us more than 50% of patients with pets showed evidence of pinworms in their blood.

Medical providers seldom consider worms in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal disease. The medical profession split from veterinarians, in the 1890s, and since that time communication and understanding between the professions has been limited. Today, some medical professionals speak out about the danger of animal pathogens and parasites causing human disease, and the need for better communication between medical doctors and veterinary doctors.

Everyone should accept people get worms, worms can play a role in causing chronic disease, and people with pets and/or animal contact are more likely to have worms.