1) Infestation 2) Tropical disease
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• (n.) A disease, usually accompanied by colicky pains and diarrhea, caused by the presence of ascarids in the gastrointestinal canal.
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infection of humans and other mammals caused by the intestinal roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. Infection follows the ingestion of Ascaris eggs that ... [2 related articles]
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<radiology> Most common parasitic infection in the world, endemic along Gulf Coast, Ozark Mountains, Nigeria, Southeast Asia, organism: Ascaris lumbricoides, age: children (1-10 y.o.), cycle: soil to duodenum to venules/lymphatics to lung to brochus to mouth to jejunum, location: jejunum greater than ileum (99%), duodenum, stomach, common bil...
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(as″kә-ri´ә-sis) infection by the nematode Ascaris lumbricoides, seen in temperate and tropical regions of the world, including southern mountain regions of the United States. It is associated with poor sanitation such as when human feces is used as fertilizer on food crops. When vegetables are eaten w...
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As`ca·ri'a·sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... an intestinal worm.]
(Medicine) A disease, usually accompanied by colicky pains and diarrhea, caused by the presence of ascarids in the gastrointestinal canal.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: as′kă-rī′ă-sis Definitions: 1. Disease caused by infection with Ascaris or related ascarid nematodes.
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Ascariasis: Infection with Ascaris lubricoides, the intestinal roundworm, the most common worm infection in humans. Ascaris eggs are found in the soil. Infection occurs when a person accidently ingests (swallows) infective ascaris eggs. Once in the stomach, larvae (immature worms) hatch from the eggs. The larvae are carried through the lungs then t...
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Ascariasis is an infection caused by a parasitic worm, ascarsis lumbricoides. This parasite is a pale, cylindrical, tapered roundworm that grows to between fifteen and forty centimetres in length. It lives in the small intestine of its host. The infection is common worldwide, especially in the tropics. It affects 80% to 90% of the population in poo...
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Any ascarid infestation.
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n] - infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms
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ascariasis 1. Disease caused by infection with Ascaris or related ascarid nematodes or worms. 2. Infestation with or disease caused by a parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. The most common worm infection in people Infection with the intestinal roundworm is considered the most common worm infection which occurs in humans. Ascaris eggs are ...
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soil-transmitted intestinal infection caused by the large nematode roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides
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noun infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms
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infestation with ascarids, esp. Ascaris lumbricoides.
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