OverviewA disease characterized by infestation with a roundworm species called ascaris lumbricoides. Can infect either ...

Roundworms are a leading cause of parasitic diseases across the world, although the infections are not common in the U.S. One type of roundworm is Ascaris lumbricoides, which is often called just ...

Ascaris lumbricoides (also known simply as Ascaris) is the largest intestinal roundworm that can infect humans. Adults measure 15-35 centimeters long with a diameter of around 6 mm. Females have a ...

This lithograph illustrates the high quality of the visualization techniques used in 1901 for documenting the cellular structures involved in cell division. The figure shows chromosomes in the ...

An ancient Roman toilet bowl discovered at in Serbia was revealed to contain the remains of intestinal parasites, according to a new study. Photo from the journal Sustainability Archaeologists ...

Parasites refer to microscopic unicellular protozoa, multicellular helminths which may reach large dimensions, and arthropods which comprise diverse organisms. All are possible vectors of disease ...

NT: Not tested; TCID: Tissue culture infectious dose. 2 Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 3 Department of Medical ...