Unlike some worms, Ascaris lumbricoides don't have hooks or suckers to latch onto their host. Instead, they live freely in the intestines, where they absorb nutrients directly from the partially ...

Infection by the parasite Ascaris lumbricoides is thought to affect almost a quarter of the world's population. The southeastern region is the portion of United States most affected. Adult Ascaris ...

Artificial intelligence can spot parasitic worm eggs in human faecal samples – including those from parasite species missed ...

Soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) are caused by four species of parasitic worms—Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Ancylostoma duodenale, and Necator americanus—and are transmitted ...