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| Name: | Ascariasis |
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| Description: | Ascariasis is a human disease caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. Perhaps as many as one quarter of the world's people are infected, and ascariasis is particularly prevalent in tropical regions and in areas of poor hygiene. Other species of the genus Ascaris are parasitic and can cause disease in domestic animals.Infection occurs through ingestion of food contaminated with feces containing Ascaris eggs. |
| Type: | Noun |
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