ascariasis
disease caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides
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Summary
ascariasis is an infectious disease[1]. ascariasis draws 1,569 Wikipedia views per month (infectious disease category, ranking #109 of 279).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of disease[3]
- Subclass of: Ascaridida infectious disease[4], anthroponotic disease[5], soil-transmitted helminthiasis[6], parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease[7], disease[8]
- Commons category: Ascariasis[9]
- Symptoms and signs: abdominal cramps[10], vomiting[11], nausea[12], abdominal pain[13], diarrhea[14], malaise[15], low-grade fever[16], urticaria[17], cough[18]
- Has cause: Ascaris lumbricoides[19]
- Medical examination: complete blood count[20], chest radiograph[21], microscopy[22]
- Disease transmission process: fecal–oral route[23]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[24]
- ICD-9-CM: 127.0[25]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C128392[26]
- Different from: ascaridiasis[27]
- Health specialty: infectious diseases[28], helminthologist[29]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: mebendazole[30], ivermectin[31], pyrantel pamoate[32], pyrantel[33], albendazol[34]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_456[35], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:456[36]
- Maximal incubation period in humans: 3 week[37]
- Minimal incubation period in humans: 1 week[38]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[39]
Why It Matters
ascariasis has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] ascariasis is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]