Ascariasis

Ascariasis lumbricoides is the most common human worm infection. Ascarid eggs are found in the soil. Infection occurs when a person ingests infective ascarid eggs. Once in the stomach, larvae hatch from the eggs. The larvae are carried through the lungs then to the throat where they are then swallowed. Once swallowed, they reach the intestines and develop into adult worms. Adult female worms lay eggs that are then passed in faeces; this cycle will take between 2-3 months.

Occurrence: Infection occurs worldwide and is most common in tropical and subtropical areas where sanitation and hygiene are poor. Children are infected more often than adults are.

Manifestations: Most people have no symptoms. If you are heavily infected, you may have Abdominal pain. cough, while the immature worms migrate through the lungs, difficulty breathing. Intestines may become blocked.

Diagnose and treatment: Diagnose is based on stool samples for testing. There is no blood test used to diagnose an ascarid infection. Treatment is effective with antibiotics.

Vaccine: Not available

Prevent infection with ascarids by:

Avoid contacting soil that may be contaminated with human faeces.
Do not defecate outdoors. Dispose of diapers properly.
Wash hands with soap and water before handling food.
When travelling to countries where sanitation and hygiene are poor, avoid water or food that may be contaminated.
Wash, peel or cook all raw vegetables and fruits before eating.

Ascariasis Resource:

Genetic control of susceptibility of mice to infection with E. histolytica.

Parasite Immunol

The detection of serotonin: an additional approach in diagnosing amebiasis.

Med Hypotheses

Comparison of the sensitivity of microscopy and culture in the laboratory diagnosis of intestinal protozoal infection.

J Clin Pathol

Concomitant and secondary bacterial infection of the pus in hepatic amoebiasis.

S Afr Med J

A comparative study on some anti-amoebic drugs in cyst-passers.

J Egypt Soc Parasitol

Counterimmunoelectrophoresis, a rapid diagnostic test for extra-intestinal amoebiasis.

J Egypt Soc Parasitol

[An outbreak of amebiasis].

Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi

Left lobe amoebic abscess of liver--a distinct clinical entity.

J Assoc Physicians India

[Use of dimexide in the complex treatment of a patient with hepatic amebiasis].

Vrach Delo

Dot enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Dot-ELISA): comparison with standard ELISA and complement fixation assays for the diagnosis of human visceral leishmaniasis.

Vet Parasitol

Comparison of tinidazole with metronidazole in the treatment of hepatic amoebiasis: a controlled double blind study.

Ceylon Med J

Appraisal of two serologic tests in diagnosis of the various clinical types of amoebiasis.

J Egypt Soc Parasitol

Diagnosis and management of amebic liver abscess in children.

West J Med

Effect of lowering the peripheral level of 5-hydroxytryptamine in host on the virulence of Entamoeba histolytica.

Indian J Med Res

Virulence of Entamoeba histolytica strains of human origin in Bombay to golden hamster.

Jpn J Med Sci Biol

[Experimental amebiasis. I. Characteristics of the lesions following subcutaneous injection of Entamoeba histolytica HK-9].

Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex

The use of technetium-99m-di-isopropyl-iminodiacetic acid imaging in the demonstration of a biliary-bronchial fistula.

S Afr Med J

[Value of fecal leukocyte studies in cases of acute diarrhea].

Schweiz Med Wochenschr

[Amebic liver abscess--diagnostic and therapeutic advances].

Leber Magen Darm

Studies on amoebicides at the Child Health Department Dr. Pirngadi Hospital, Medan (1969-1979).

Paediatr Indones

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