The results indicated that water treatment alone was sufficient to cause an 18 percent reduction in roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) infection rates. Adding sanitation and handwashing increased ...

Ascariasis (roundworm) is the most prevalent helminth infection in the world. Beyond the intestinal form of ascariasis, little is known about the impact of Ascaris larval migration through lung tissue ...

The giant roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, is one of the most common and can be 36 cm long. Despite the repulsion often felt towards parasites, they have a lot in common with a developing human ...

Geneticists To Study Parasites That Infect 2 Billion Date: May 27, 2004 Source: Washington University School Of Medicine Summary: Roundworms, also known as nematodes, infect an estimated 2 billion ...

Ascaris lumbricoides is largest and most common parasite worm found in the human body, belonging to the phylum Nematoda. One sixth of the human population is estimated to be infected by Ascaris ...

Ascaris suum has a nervous system that is very simple both numerically and morphologically. It comprises only 298 neurons almost all of which are extremely simple in shape. Extensive anatomical ...

The discovery emerged from a two-year study, published in PloS Medicine, which examined the effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing and nutritional interventions on rates of intestinal worm ...

So why intentionally gulp them down? There's no science to support an infestation with parasites, such as the Ascaris roundworm, for weight loss, the Hong Kong health authorities say.

The Nematoda are assembled into five orders in all, and the whole of the vast and varied assortment of free-living worms is included with Ascaris and Oxyuris in the single order Ascaroidea.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday warned parents and guardians that apart from leptospirosis, children playing in floodwaters are also prone to intestinal worm ...

As many as 1.2 billion people in the world are thought to be infected with Ascaris lumbricoides, the kind of roundworm eggs found in the king’s remains, according to the Centers for Disease ...