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A type of. large roundworm which is a parasite in the human intestine.<\/p>\n

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A species of Ascaris that lives in the human intestine; adults may grow to 12 in. long. Eggs are passed with the feces and require at least 2 weeks\u2019 incubation in the soil before they become infective. After being swallowed, the eggs hatch in the intestinal tract, and the larvae enter the venous circulation and pass to the lungs. From there they migrate up the respiratory passages, are swallowed, and reach their site of continued residence, the jejunum. In a 1- to 2-year life span, the female is capable of producing 200,000 eggs a day. The eggs are passed with the feces, and a new cycle is started. Children up to the ages of 12 to 14 are likely to be infected. Intestinal obstruction may be a complication in children under 6 years of age.<\/p>\n

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A type of. large roundworm which is a parasite in the human intestine. A species of Ascaris that lives in the human intestine; adults may grow to 12 in. long. Eggs are passed with the feces and require at least 2 weeks\u2019 incubation in the soil before they become infective. After being swallowed, the eggs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a"],"yoast_head":"\nAscaris lumbricoides - Definition of Ascaris lumbricoides<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A type of large roundworm which is a parasite in the human intestine.A species of Ascaris that lives in the human intestine; adults may grow to 12 in. long. 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