If a person ingests the eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides, the roundworm will progress through its life cycle within the host’s body. The stages of a roundworm’s life are as follows: Share on ...

Approximately one billion people worldwide are estimated to be infected with the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides ... they do not support the full life cycle of the parasite (ingested egg to ...

Most of the cases are found in the developing world, but Ascaris infection was prevalent in 1940s and 1950s Ireland, and some cases are still reported. The worm has a complex life cycle inside ...

A study of 986 indigenous women in Bolivia indicated a lifetime of Ascaris lumbricoides ... yet to fall pregnant and that's a huge effect on life." Bacterial and viral infections try to outpace ...