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n. - Infestation of the human intestine with a particular type of roundworm.

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  • Infections of this intestinal roundworm, called ascariasis, are extremely common in rural communities around the world and affect as many as 1.5 billion people, almost...
  • Excreta fertilized crops are, therefore, potential transmitters of A. Lumbricoides eggs where ascariasis is endemic.
  • This plant is widely used in medicine for treating ascariasis and as a bactericidal agent; it is also used in perfume industry.
  • Approximately one-third of the estimated 800 million ascariasis infection cases occur in nuclear weapons states, including India (140 million), China (86 million), North...
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