Ascaris lumbricoides. An adult female Ascaris worm. Scientific classification.
What are roundworm eggs?
Roundworm eggs live in soil that is contaminated by feces. The eggs can get into the body through the mouth. The infection can then spread from person to person via infected feces. Symptoms may include worms in a bowel movement or coming from the nose or mouth, vomiting, and stomach pain.
Do roundworms have eggs?
Roundworms have long, round bodies and can be of different sizes, depending on the type. The eggs or larvae (newly hatched roundworms) often live in infected soil or stool (poop).
What is the proper name for roundworm?
Roundworms (also called nematodes) are worms with a long round body. They vary in length from several millimetres to up to two metres.
What are parasites eggs called?
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.
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