 [ Symptoms ] my 7 yr old son found a roundworm in his dirt pile & now i am freaking out does he need to be tested for roundworms  my 7 yr old son thought he found an earthworm in his dirt pile but as soon as i seen it i knew it wasnt a earthworm i believe it is a roundworm & now i am freaking out bc he plays in his dirt pile every single day i know that he has gotten some of this in his mouth bc him & a friend were throwing dirt at each other & some was thrown in his mouth does he need to be checked for worms [ Disease ] not all round worms are human intestinal roundworms i am not sure what he found but the roundworms that you are concerned about live inside his colon not in a dirt pile you can certainly have him checked if you want stool specimen but if he is not having any intestinal symptoms of worms he may not have anything