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  2. Parasitic worm - Wikipedia

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    Many of the worms referred to as helminths are intestinal parasites. An infection by a helminth is known as helminthiasis, helminth infection, or intestinal worm infection. There is a naming convention which applies to all helminths: the ending "-asis" (or in veterinary science: "-osis") is added at the end of the name of the worm to denote the ...

  3. Hookworm - Wikipedia

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    In the small intestine, the larvae moult into stage four (L4) the adult worm. It takes from five to nine weeks from penetration to maturity in the intestine. [8] [9] Necator americanus can cause a prolonged infection lasting from one to five years with many worms dying in the first year or two. Some worms though have been recorded as living for ...

  4. List of parasites of humans - Wikipedia

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    intestines stool United States ingestion of oocyst through contaminated food Dientamoebiasis: Dientamoeba fragilis: intestines stool up to 10% in industrialized countries ingesting water or food contaminated with feces Amoebiasis: Entamoeba histolytica: intestines (mainly colon, but can cause liver failure if not treated)

  5. Intestinal parasite infection - Wikipedia

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    Drugs are frequently used to kill parasites in the host. In earlier times, turpentine was often used for this, but modern drugs do not poison intestinal worms directly. Rather, anthelmintic drugs now inhibit an enzyme that is necessary for the worm to make the substance that prevents the worm from being digested. [citation needed]

  6. Helminthiasis - Wikipedia

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    Helminthiasis, also known as worm infection, is any macroparasitic disease of humans and other animals in which a part of the body is infected with parasitic worms, known as helminths. There are numerous species of these parasites , which are broadly classified into tapeworms , flukes , and roundworms .

  7. Pinworm (parasite) - Wikipedia

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    The pinworm has a worldwide distribution, [25] and is the cause of the most common helminthiasis (parasitic worm infection) in the United States, western Europe, and Oceania. [21] In the United States, a study by the Center of Disease Control reported an overall incidence rate of 11.4% among children. [21]

  8. Necator americanus - Wikipedia

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    Adults live in the lumen of the intestinal wall, where they cause blood loss to the host. The eggs produced by the adults end up on the soil after leaving the body through the feces; female hookworms produce up to 30,000 eggs per day. [7] [8] On average, most adult worms are eliminated in 1–2

  9. Trichuriasis - Wikipedia

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    Mechanical damage to the intestinal mucosa, and toxic, or inflammatory damage to the host's intestines may occur. While appendicitis may be brought on by damage and edema of the adjacent tissue, if there are large numbers of worms or larvae present, it has been suggested that the embedding of the worms into the ileocecal region may also make ...