Scoleciphobia

Scoleciphobia Also known as vermiphobia (from Greek "worm"), is the intense fear of s. Sufferers may be afraid that they may get contaminated or infected by worms, or even practical jokes with worm objects. Helminthophobia is the  fear of one’s body being infested or attacked by worms. Other negative or traumatic experience related to worms can also trigger Vermiphobia. A child might have been teased or bullied by its siblings or friends into putting worms on them.

Symptoms of fear of worms phobia:

 * Crying screaming having heart palpitations trembling sweating In Helminthophobia, the phobic believes that worms are crawling all over his/her body. As a result, s/he might shake, scratch or wash several times a day