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. 22 дек. 2020 г.
Why Ascaris is called roundworm?
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 fairly common. Ascariasis is the most common roundworm infection.
Do roundworms include Ascaris?
Roundworms are a group of parasites that includes pinworms and ascariasis. These tiny organisms enter your body, where they often live in your digestive system and cause problems.
What class does Ascaris belong to?
ChromadoreaАскарида / Класс
What is the other name of Ascaris?
Parasites - Ascariasis An estimated 807 million–1.2 billion people in the world are infected with Ascaris lumbricoides (sometimes called just Ascaris or ascariasis). Ascaris, hookworm, and whipworm are parasitic worms known as soil-transmitted helminths (STH).
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