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Abstract
Infection by nematodes of the genus ASCARIS. Ingestion of infective eggs causes diarrhea and pneumonitis. Its distribution is more prevalent in areas of poor sanitation and where human feces are used for fertilizer.
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- Ascaris Infection
- Ascariases
- Ascaris Infections
- Infection, Ascaris
- Infections, Ascaris
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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nematode infect caused by ASCARIS; do not confuse with ACARIASIS, mite infestation or ASCARIDIASIS, infection with ASCARIDIA; coord IM with species (IM)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ascariasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001196. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001196
- Ascariasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascariasis
- Ascariasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q842428