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by paddleon 192 days ago
The funny thing is the CDC says the same thing as your parents did

Whipworm, hookworm, and Ascaris are the three types of soil-transmitted helminths (parasitic worms)... Soil-transmitted helminths are among the most common human parasites globally.

https://www.cdc.gov/sth/about/index.html