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Are Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum a single species? [PDF]

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2012
Since the original description and naming of Ascaris lumbricoides from humans by Linnaeus in 1758 and later of Ascaris suum from pigs by Goeze 1782, these species have been considered to be valid.
Leles Daniela   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Ascaris lumbricoides: prevalence and associated factors among pre-school children in Rukiga district, Uganda: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Infect Dis
Background Ascaris lumbricoides infestation remains a public health problem worldwide. It mainly affects children resulting into undernutrition, impaired growth and physical development, intestinal obstruction and death.
Kasiita M   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

CT imaging of ascaris lumbricoides

open access: yesJournal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2010
A 37-year-old man was referred to the department of internal medicine for chronic fever, asthenia and loss of weight. He had no relevant medical history but reported frequent travels to Africa.
F C Deprez, C Pauls, T Puttemans
doaj   +5 more sources

LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES INFESTATION IN PAEDIATRIC POPULATION IN TWO MUNICIPALITIES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA [PDF]

open access: yesSanamed, 2023
Introduction: Ascaris lumbricoides is a widely spread helminthic infection, predominantly affecting children, making them the most commonly infected population group.
Rebic Velma   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intestinal Ascaris lumbricoides [PDF]

open access: yesPediatric Radiology, 2009
A 12-year-old boy from Pakistan presented with abdominal pain. A US showed a long, curvilinear, peristaltic structure located within the distal small bowel. Longitudinal scans of the structure demonstrated two parallel outer echogenic lines (arrows) separated by a hypoechoic region (Fig. 1). Transverse view shows a target-like appearance (arrows) (Fig.
Soran A, Mahmood, Edward Y, Lee
openaire   +2 more sources

Ascaris lumbricoides in the lacrimal passage

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2000
Ascariasis is caused by the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides. We report an additional case of live Ascaris lumbricoides removed from the lacrimal puncta of a 10-year-old boy.
Balasubramaniam M   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Kecacingan, malaria, dan status besi ibu hamil di Kabupaten Batang Hari Provinsi Jambi

open access: yesJurnal Gizi Klinik Indonesia, 2009
Background: Anemia among pregnant women may increase abortion, premature, low birth weight and even mortality before and after delivery. Factors causing anemia in Indonesia are lack of Fe, inadequate intake, demanding needs, and lack of nutrient ...
Helfiyan Helfiyan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ascaris lumbricoides coinfection reduces tissue damage by decreasing IL-6 levels without altering clinical evolution of pulmonary tuberculosis or Th1/Th2/Th17 cytokine profile

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Immunological control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is dependent on the cellular immune response, mediated predominantly by Th1 type CD4+ T cells.
João Hugo Abdalla Santos   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Dynamics of Ascaris lumbricoides Infections [PDF]

open access: yesBulletin of Mathematical Biology, 2016
The Anderson-May model of human parasite infections and specifically that for the intestinal worm Ascaris lumbricoides is reconsidered, with a view to deriving the observed characteristic negative binomial distribution which is frequently found in human communities.
Fowler, AC, Hollingsworth, TD
openaire   +3 more sources

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