Ascaris

Introduction: Ascaris

Description of Ascaris

Ascaris (medical condition): Large intestinal roundworm from 6 to 13 inches....more »

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Ascariasis:
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Ascaris: genus of nematodes of the superfamily Ascaridoidea whose species usually inhabit the intestine.
Source: CRISP

Ascaris: A genus of nematodes of the superfamily ASCARIDOIDEA whose species usually inhabit the intestine.
Source: MeSH 2007

Ascaris: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Ascaris:

• Roundworms
• Parasitic
• Parasitic disease
• Parasitic disorder
• Small
• Small syndrome
• Intestine
• Intestine symptoms (4 causes)
• Intestine disorder
• Intestine pain (12 causes)

Ascaris as a Disease

Ascaris: Another name for Ascariasis (or close medical condition association).
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  »Symptoms of Ascariasis
  »Treatments for Ascariasis

Ascaris: Related Diseases

Ascaris: Ascaris is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Worm conditions
• Ascarids
• Intestinal Conditions
• Acne-like conditions
• Parasitic diseases
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• Digestive conditions
• Abdominal conditions

Symptoms of Ascaris (Ascariasis)

Some of the symptoms of Ascaris incude:

• No symptoms
• Stage 1: worm larvae in the bowels attach to bowel walls
• Stage 2: worm larvae migrate into the lungs:
  • Fever
  • Wheezing

See full list of 19 symptoms of Ascaris (Ascariasis)

Treatments for Ascaris (Ascariasis)

Treatments for Ascaris (Ascariasis) include:

• Mebendazole
• Albendazole
• Pyrantel pamoate

Read more about treatments for Ascaris

Treatment of Ascaris: For more treatment information about Ascaris, see treatment of Ascariasis (Ascaris)

Ascaris: Article Excerpts about Ascariasis

An ascarid is a worm that lives in the small intestine. Infection with ascarids is called ... (Source: excerpt from Ascaris Infection: DPD)

Ascaris Infection: DPD (Excerpt)

An ascarid is a worm that lives in the small intestine. Infection with ascarids is called ascariasis (ass-kuh-rye-uh... (Source: excerpt from Ascaris Infection: DPD)

Parasitic Roundworm Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)

The name Ascaris lumbricoides reflects the resemblance of this intestinal... (Source: excerpt from Parasitic Roundworm Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Ascaris: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Ascaris:

• helminthic infection
• Ascaris lumbricoides
• A lumbricoides
• nematodes
• roundworm
• chronic ascariasis
• acute ascariasis
• biliary ascariasis
• ascarids
• geophagy
• night soil
• Ascaris lumbricoides suum
• A lumbricoides suum
• A suum
• pig manure

Terms associated with Ascaris:

More specific terms for Ascaris:

• Ascaris lumbricoides
• Ascaris suum

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Ascaris

• Ascaridoidea

Source - MeSH 2007

• Ascaridida

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Ascaris

The following list attempts to classify Ascaris into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Animals
  • Invertebrates
    • Helminths
      • Nematoda
        • Secernentea
          • Ascaridida
            • Ascaridoidea
              • Ascaris

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