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  2. Gongylonema pulchrum - Wikipedia

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    Gongylonema pulchrum was first named and presented with its own species by Molin in 1857. The first reported case was in 1850 by Dr. Joseph Leidy, when he identified a worm "obtained from the mouth of a child" from the Philadelphia Academy (however, an earlier case may have been treated in patient Elizabeth Livingstone in the seventeenth century [2]).

  3. Pinworm (parasite) - Wikipedia

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    [19] [21] The eggs hatch in the duodenum (i.e., first part of the small intestine). [23] The emerging pinworm larvae grow rapidly to a size of 140 to 150 μm, [20] and migrate through the small intestine towards the colon. [19] During this migration, they moult twice and become adults. [19] [21] Females survive for 5 to 13 weeks, and males ...

  4. Intestinal parasite infection - Wikipedia

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    Intestinal parasites produce a variety of symptoms in those affected, most of which manifest themselves in gastrointestinal complications and general weakness. [1] Gastrointestinal conditions include inflammation of the small and/or large intestine, diarrhea/dysentery, abdominal pains, and nausea/vomiting.

  5. Pinworm infection - Wikipedia

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    The eggs hatch in the duodenum (first part of the small intestine). [19] The emerging pinworm larvae grow rapidly to a size of 140 to 150 micrometres, [9] and migrate through the small intestine towards the colon. [12] During this migration they moult twice and become adults. [12] [18] Females survive for 5 to 13 weeks, and males about 7 weeks ...

  6. List of parasites of humans - Wikipedia

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    Main article: Human parasite Endoparasites Protozoan organisms Common name of organism or disease Latin name (sorted) Body parts affected Diagnostic specimen Prevalence Source/Transmission (Reservoir/Vector) Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis (eye infection) Acanthamoeba spp. eye, brain, skin culture worldwide contact lenses cleaned with contaminated tap water ...

  7. Parasitic worm - Wikipedia

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    There may be as many as 300,000 species of parasites affecting vertebrates, [9] and as many as 300 affecting humans alone. [10] Helminths of importance in the sanitation field are the human parasites, and are classified as Nemathelminthes (nematodes) and Platyhelminthes, depending on whether they possess a round or flattened body, respectively. [8]

  8. Ascaris - Wikipedia

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    Adult: cylindrical shape, creamy white or pinkish in color; Male: average 15–30 centimetres (5.9–11.8 in); more slender than the female; Female: average 20–35 centimetres (7.9–13.8 in) The body is long, cylindrical, and fusiform (pointed at both the ends). The body wall is composed of cuticle, epidermis and musculature. There is a ...

  9. Dracunculiasis - Wikipedia

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    Over the next two to three months the larvae develop into adult male and female worms. The male remains small at 4 cm (1.6 in) long and 0.4 mm (0.016 in) wide; the female is comparatively large, often over 100 cm (39 in) long and 1.5 mm (0.059 in) wide. [5] Once the worms reach their adult size they mate, and the male dies. [6]

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