ROUNDWORM ( ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES ) Introduction

ROUNDWORM ( ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES ) Introduction

Ascaris lumbricoides, commonly called the roundworm, is the commonest intestinal nematode to infect humans and a ff ects a quarter of the world’s population. The parasite causes pulmonary symptoms as a larva and intestinal symptoms as an adult worm. ROUNDWORM ( ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES ) Introduction

Ascaris lumbricoides, commonly called the roundworm, is the commonest intestinal nematode to infect humans and a ff ects a quarter of the world’s population. The parasite causes pulmonary symptoms as a larva and intestinal symptoms as an adult worm. ROUNDWORM ( ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES ) Introduction

Ascaris lumbricoides, commonly called the roundworm, is the commonest intestinal nematode to infect humans and a ff ects a quarter of the world’s population. The parasite causes pulmonary symptoms as a larva and intestinal symptoms as an adult worm.