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Vermiphobia Helminthophobia, scoleciphobia or vermiphobia is the fear of worms, especially parasitic worms. The sight of a worm, or anything that looks like a worm, may cause someone with this phobia to have extreme anxiety or even panic attacks. ==Classification of disease==
According to the DSM-IV TR, scoleciphobia is a disorder that would be classified as a specific phobia of the animal type. This particular subtype of Specific Phobias generally has a childhood onset and persists through adulthood.〔 Specific Phobia has a prevalence rate of 5.1 to 12.5% according to the National Institute of Mental Health.〔
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