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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Causes== | |||
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! '''Genus and Species''' | |||
! '''Ascaris lumbricoides''' | |||
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|width="200pt" align="center"| '''Common Name''' | |||
|width="400pt" align="center"| Giant Intestinal Roundworm | |||
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|width="200pt" align="center"| '''Etiologic Agent of:''' | |||
|width="400pt" align="center"| Ascariasis | |||
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|width="200pt" align="center"| '''Infective stage''' | |||
|width="400pt" align="center"| Embryonated Egg | |||
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|width="200pt" align="center"| '''Definitive Host''' | |||
|width="400pt" align="center"| Man | |||
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|width="200pt" align="center"| '''Portal of Entry''' | |||
|width="400pt" align="center"| Mouth | |||
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|width="200pt" align="center"| '''Mode of Transmission''' | |||
|width="400pt" align="center"| Ingestion of Embryonated egg through contaminated food or water | |||
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|width="200pt" align="center"| '''Habitat''' | |||
|width="400pt" align="center"| Small Intestine | |||
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|width="200pt" align="center"| '''Pathogenic Stage''' | |||
|width="400pt" align="center"| Adult Larva | |||
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|width="200pt" align="center"| '''Mode of Attachment''' | |||
|width="400pt" align="center"| Retention in the mucosal folds using pressure | |||
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|width="200pt" align="center"| '''Mode of Nutrition''' | |||
|width="400pt" align="center"| Feeding of [[Chyme]] | |||
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|width="200pt" align="center"| '''Pathogenesis''' | |||
|width="400pt" align="center"| Larva – pneumonitis, Loeffler’s syndrome; | |||
Adult – Obstruction, Liver abscess, [[Appendicitis]]. With Blood-Lung Phase along with Hookworms and Strongyloides stercoralis. | |||
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|width="200pt" align="center"| '''Laboratory diagnosis''' | |||
|width="400pt" align="center"| Concentration methods and Direct Fecal Smear: Kato-Katz | |||
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|width="200pt" align="center"| '''Treatment''' | |||
|width="400pt" align="center"| [[Albendazole]], [[Mebendazole]], or Pyrantel Pamoate | |||
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|width="200pt" align="center"| '''Diagnostic Feature - Adult''' | |||
|width="400pt" align="center"| Female - prominent genital girdle | |||
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|width="200pt" align="center"| '''Diagnostic Feature - Egg''' | |||
|width="400pt" align="center"| Coarse mammilated albuminous coating | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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{{WikiDoc Sources}} | {{WikiDoc Sources}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Imtiaz Ahmed Wani, M.B.B.S
Overview
Causes
| Genus and Species | Ascaris lumbricoides |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Giant Intestinal Roundworm |
| Etiologic Agent of: | Ascariasis |
| Infective stage | Embryonated Egg |
| Definitive Host | Man |
| Portal of Entry | Mouth |
| Mode of Transmission | Ingestion of Embryonated egg through contaminated food or water |
| Habitat | Small Intestine |
| Pathogenic Stage | Adult Larva |
| Mode of Attachment | Retention in the mucosal folds using pressure |
| Mode of Nutrition | Feeding of Chyme |
| Pathogenesis | Larva – pneumonitis, Loeffler’s syndrome;
Adult – Obstruction, Liver abscess, Appendicitis. With Blood-Lung Phase along with Hookworms and Strongyloides stercoralis. |
| Laboratory diagnosis | Concentration methods and Direct Fecal Smear: Kato-Katz |
| Treatment | Albendazole, Mebendazole, or Pyrantel Pamoate |
| Diagnostic Feature - Adult | Female - prominent genital girdle |
| Diagnostic Feature - Egg | Coarse mammilated albuminous coating |