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Ascariasis
Ascariasis is a disease caused by the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. have no symptoms in more than 85% of cases, especially if the number of worms is small. Symptoms increase with the number of worms present and may include shortness of breath and fever at the beginning of the disease. These may be followed by symptoms of swelling, abdominal pain, and . Children are most commonly affected, and in this age group the may also cause poor weight gain, , and learning problems.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- · swelling, abdominal pain, , shortness of breath
Causes — why it happens
- · of Ascaris eggs
Prevention
- ·Improved sanitation, handwashing
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1. Ascariasis is caused by which kind of parasite?
2. In more than 85% of cases with few worms, what do people usually experience?
3. How do people usually become infected with Ascaris?
4. In children, a heavy Ascaris infection can lead to what?
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