Broader definitions of chemicals or chemical substances can be found, for example: the term 'chemical substance' means any organic or inorganic substance of a particular molecular identity, including â (i) any combination of such substances occurring in whole or in part as a result of a chemical reaction or occurring in nature.
The major groups of worms include various species of flatworm, annelid, ribbon worm, spiny-headed worm, and aschelminth. Worms typically have an elongated, tubelike body, usually rather cylindrical, flattened, or leaflike in shape and often without appendages.
Casual Agent: The nematode (roundworm) Enterobius vermicularis (previously Oxyuris vermicularis) also called human pinworm. (Adult females: 8 to 13 mm, adult male: 2 to 5 mm. ) Humans are considered to be the only hosts of E. vermicularis. A second species, Enterobius gregorii, has been described and reported from Europe, Africa, and Asia.