Helminths can be either hermaphroditic (having the sex organs of both sexes), like tapeworms and flukes (not including the blood fluke), or have their sexes differentiated, like the roundworms. All helminths produce eggs (also called ova) for reproduction.
Can a parasite lay eggs?
Strongyloidiasis. Another type of tiny roundworm (Strongyloides stercoralis) causes this disease. People mainly get them when young worms in soil go through their skin. Once in the body, the worms find their way to the small intestine and lay eggs.
What are helminths eggs?
Helminth eggs are the infective agents for the types of worm diseases known globally as helminthiases. Although helminths are pluricellular animals their eggs are microscopic (around 20 to 80 μm for those that are important in the sanitary field) and are contained in variable amounts in wastewater, sludge and excreta.
Which parasite eggs are visible in stool?
Ascaris eggs are found in soil and human feces (poop). They get into the body when someone eats or drinks something contaminated with the eggs. Most people with ascariasis got it by: putting dirty hands in their mouth.
What is the scientific name for a roundworm egg?
Ascaris lumbricoides. Fertilized egg of the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides, the causative agent of ascariasis, magnified at 400x.
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