Ascaris lumbricoides - Wikipedia
Ascaris lumbricoides, a roundworm, infects humans via the fecal-oral route. Eggs released by adult females are shed in feces. Unfertilized eggs are often observed in fecal samples but never become infective.
CDC - DPDx - Ascariasis
Ascaris species are very large (adult females: 20 to 35 cm; adult males: 15 to 30 cm) nematodes (roundworms) that parasitize the human intestine. A. lumbricoides is the primary species involved in human infections globally, but Ascaris derived from pigs (often referred to as A. suum) may also infect humans. These two parasites are very closely ...
Ascariasis: Symptoms, Causes & Transmission, Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
2024年7月12日 · Ascariasis is a parasitic infection of your intestines. It happens through hand-to-mouth contact with the eggs of the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. Ascariasis symptoms include stomach pain and occasional diarrhea. Providers treat ascariasis with antiparasitic medications that kill adult worms.
Ascariasis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2022年5月17日 · Ascariasis (as-kuh-RIE-uh-sis) is a type of roundworm infection. These worms are parasites that use your body as a host to mature from larvae or eggs to adult worms. Adult worms, which reproduce, can be more than a foot (30 centimeters) long. Ascariasis worms are typically pink or white with tapered ends.
About Ascariasis | Soil-Transmitted Helminths | CDC
2024年6月13日 · The human roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides, sometimes just called Ascaris or ascariasis, is a parasitic worm that infects an estimated 772–892 million people globally. Ascaris , along with whipworm and hookworm, is a soil-transmitted helminth (STH).
Ascariasis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年7月17日 · Ascaris lumbricoides, the causative agent of ascariasis, is the most common parasitic worm in humans. Ascariasis can be asymptomatic, causing only malnutrition and growth retardation, or it may present with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, bloating, and diarrhea.
Ascariasis: Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis - Healthline
2019年4月17日 · Ascariasis is an infection of the small intestine caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, which is a species of roundworm. Roundworms are a type of parasitic worm. Infections caused by roundworms are...
Ascaris lumbricoides: Morphology, life cycle, Pathogenesis, lab ...
2017年11月10日 · Ascaris lumbricoides is an intestinal round worm. It is the largest intestinal nematode to infect Human. The adult worm lives in small intestine and grow to a length of more than 30 cm. Human is only the natural host and reservoir of infection. The round worm infection occurs worldwide.
Understanding Ascariasis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
2024年4月27日 · Ascariasis is a common parasitic infection caused by the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. It is estimated that over 1 billion people worldwide are affected by this condition, making it one of the most prevalent helminthic infections.
Ascariasis - Infectious Diseases - MSD Manual Professional Edition
Ascariasis is infection with Ascaris lumbricoides or occasionally Ascaris suum. (See also Approach to Parasitic Infections.) Ascariasis, the most common intestinal helminth infection in the world, occurs worldwide but is concentrated in tropical and subtropical areas with poor sanitation.