Approximately one billion people worldwide are estimated to be infected with the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides, an intestinal parasite of humans. Some of them, especially children who carry high ...

The giant roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides infects approximately 0.8 billion people worldwide, leading to chronic morbidity including intestinal problems and poor growth, particularly in children.

Surgeons manually removed the tangle of Ascaris lumbricoides, or giant roundworms, by "milking" an opening made in his intestine. The boy recovered from his operation without any complications ...