A surprising discovery beneath a bank in York has unveiled an ancient relic from the Viking era. This remarkable find offers ...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A man has been charged with burglary and criminal mischief after he broke into a home and spread feces around the residence. The Manheim Township Police Department said ...

Soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) are caused by four species of parasitic worms (Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and the hookworms Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus) that ...

The eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides are incredibly resilient. Once passed out of the body in human feces, the fertilized eggs can survive in the soil for months or even years, waiting for a new host ...

Physical Characteristics Ascaris lumbricoides are large, pale white or pink worms that can grow up to 12 inches (31 cm) long in humans, making these some of the biggest intestinal nematodes around. A ...

S even inches long, first cousin to the earthworm but with livelier ambitions, Ascaris lumbricoides is one of the commonest parasites found in the intestines of man. The worms, which usually ...

Although A. lumbricoides is known to be present in the lumen of the vermiform appendix, it is rare, and its presence is rarely associated with appendicitis. 9 The identification of Ascaris eggs in ...