The presence of intestinal parasitic infection in slum area children’s is indicative of poor educational background, Poor sanitation and unsafe drinking water increases the risk of parasitic infection.

Keywords: Anaemia, parasite, Worm, Trophozoites.

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Dr Binay Kumar Singh

Associate Professor, Microbiology, PMCH, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India