intestinal inIection caused by a

parasitic roundworm; it is the most

common human inIection caused by
worms in the world
Also known as roundworm inIestation
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Infoclious Agonl
Ascaiis Iunliicoidos honinis- is lho
nosl connon ioundvoin found in
lho snaII inloslino
Inculalion Ioiiod
4-8 vooks, lho disoaso is connunicalIo
as Iong as naluio foiliIizod voins Iivo
in lho inloslino
LlioIogy
Iaiasilos
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odo of Tiansnission
Ingoslion of conlaninalo food oi iav
vogolalIo
Ioiiod of ConnunicaliIily
Ascaiiasis is connunicalIo as Iong as lho
naluio foiliIisod fonaIo voin Iivos in lho
inloslino. Tho usuaI Iifo span is 12 nonlhs
hovovoi il has loon iopoilod lo lo as Iong
as 24 nonlhs.
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CIinicaI anifoslalion
Ialhognononic Signs- voniling, passing
oul of voin
osl of lho lino, lhoio aio no synplons. If
lhoio aio synplons, lhoy nay incIudo:
1. Ioody Spulun
2. Cough
3. Lov-giado fovoi
4. Iassing voins in slooI
5. Shoilnoss of lioalh
6. Skin iash
7. Slonach pain
8. Voniling voins
9. Whoozing
1O. Woins oxiling lhiough lho noso oi noulh
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iagnoslic Iiocoduio
icioscopy
LosinophiIia
Inaging
UIliasound
SoioIogy
ConpIicalions
1.IuInonaiy and hypoisonsilivily nanifoslalions
2. InloslinaI synplons
3. InloslinaI olsliuclion
4. HopaloliIiaiy and pancioalic synplons

Tioalnonl
AIlondazoIo
AIloinalivo lhoiapy is nolondazoIo (1OO
ng lid foi 3 d oi 5OO ng as a singIo doso).
olondazoIo is nol ioconnondod duiing
piognancy, pyianloI panoalo is lho diug
of choico in lhoso casos.
IaiaIyzing voinifugos (og, pyianloI
panoalo, pipoiazino, ivoinoclin).
Vilanin A suppIononlalion inpiovod
giovlh dovoIopnonl of chiIdion in Zaiio,
dovoining did nol inpiovo giovlh
dovoIopnonl in lhis sludy

uising Inloivonlion
IsoIalion is nol noodod
Lnfoicod piovonlivo noasuio in oach
faniIy and connunily nonloi
Lducalo nonloi of lho faniIy aloul
hoaIlh nalloi
LxpIain lho inpoilanco of hand
hygiono
Adviso lho cIionl lo havo fioquonl
hand vashing
Adviso lo cook food voII
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