Medical Definition of Ascariasis infection
1.
Infection by the nematode Ascaris lumbricoides and is characterised by an early pulmonary phase related to larval migration and a later, prolonged intestinal phase.
Adult worms are 15-40 cm in length and maintain themselves in the lumen of the small intestine. Infection occurs after ingesting eggs contained in contaminated food or more commonly, by transmission to the mouth by the hands after contact with contaminated soil.
Treatment is with mebendazole or pyrantel pamoate.
(27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ascariasis Infection
Other Resources:
