| ascaris lumbricoides: a travel joke? | intestinal nematodes affect more than a billion people worldwide. they are commonly found in regions with poor fecal sanitation, such as developing countries. although most of the nematode infections are non-fatal diseases, they contribute to significant morbidities such as loss of work capacity and malnutrition. we are presenting an 80-year-old male who was diagnosed with ascaris lumbricoides after a return from recent travel to greece, with some clinical endoscopic images. | 2007 | 17913094 |
| raccoon roundworms in pet kinkajous--three states, 1999 and 2010. | baylisascaris procyonis (bp) is the common roundworm of raccoons (procyon lotor). adult bp live in the small intestine of this host, where they produce eggs that are passed in the feces. bp eggs ingested by nondefinitive host species hatch in the intestine, producing larvae that can migrate widely, causing visceral, ocular, or neural larva migrans. cases of neural larva migrans in humans caused by bp likely acquired from raccoons have resulted in severe encephalitis with permanent deficits and i ... | 2011 | 21412211 |
| prehistoric parasitism in tennessee: evidence from the analysis of desiccated fecal material collected from big bone cave, van buren county, tennessee. | eight samples of desiccated human feces collected from big bone cave (40vb103), van buren county, tennessee, were analyzed to determine the presence of ecto- and endoparasitic infection among the prehistoric population using the cave. radiocarbon-dated torch material from the cave indicated that it was a locus of human activity 2,177 +/- 145 yr ago. parasitic species identified were: ascaris lumbricoides, enterobius vermicularis, fleas of the tribe phalacropsyllini, and protozoan cysts. the cyst ... | 1989 | 2656962 |