ASCARIASIS

Question 1

is a type of roundworm infection. These worms are parasites that use your body as a host to mature from larvae or eggs to adult worms. Adult worms, which reproduce, can be more than a foot (30 centimeters) long.

Answer 1

➢ Ascariasis

Question 2

➢ One of the most common worm infections in people worldwide

Answer 2

ascariasis

Question 3

Ascaris, hookworm, and whipworm are parasitic worms known as

Answer 3

soil-transmitted helminths

Question 4

➢ Ascariasis is most common in children between

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3 and 8 years old

Question 5

Life cycle of a worm - part of ascariasis

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• Ingestion
• Migration
• Maturation
• Reproduction

Question 6

• Ascariasis caused by ______ is one of the most common intestinal worm infections. It is found where access to personal hygiene and proper sanitation practices are not available, and in places where human feces is used as fertilizer.

Answer 6

Ascaris lumbricoides

Question 7

drugs that remove parasitic worms from the body

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➢ Anthelmintic medications

Question 8

are the drugs of choice for treatment of Ascaris infections, regardless of the species of worm. Infections are generally treated for 1–3 days. The drugs are effective and appear to have few side effects.

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albendazole and mebendazole

Question 9

These medicines help the body get rid of parasitic worms:

Answer 9

• Mebendazole (Vermox® or Emverm®).
• Albendazole (Albenza®).
• Pyrantel pamoate (Pin-X®).