The southeastern region is the portion of United States most affected. Adult Ascaris worms may grow to a few inches in length, and tend to live within the jejunum. Following infection, the worms ...

Ascariasis can also cause a cough. Malnutrition from intestinal worms can impair growth, physical development, and weakened cognitive development in children with high worm burden (total number of ...

Sarah Williams-Blangero and colleagues from Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research show that genes on chromosomes 1 and 13 are significant for the human infection with the roundworm Ascaris ...

This lithograph illustrates the high quality of the visualization techniques used in 1901 for documenting the cellular structures involved in cell division. The figure shows chromosomes in the ...