Approximately one billion people worldwide are estimated to be infected with the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides, an intestinal parasite of humans. Some of them, especially children who carry high ...

Ascariasis occurs when a type of roundworm known as Ascaris lumbricoides infects the small intestine. Symptoms include abdominal pain, vomiting, and loss of appetite. Though common across the globe, ...

A North Korean defector was shot crossing the country's border with South Korea and his doctors discovered many, many parasites inside him. But if he hadn't been shot, it's possible one particular ...

We are one step closer to understanding a worm infection affecting one in eight of the world population. A new Irish-led study shines a light on what can make us vulnerable to the disease. The study ...

Sarah Williams-Blangero, John L. VandeBerg, Janardan Subedi, Mary Jo Aivaliotis, Dev Raj Rai, Ram Prasad Upadhayay, Bharat Jha, John Blangero Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the ...

Exposure to the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides among young men can cause a striking reduction in lung function and nearly five times higher odds of having asthma compared to the non-exposed, ...