This article is about the organism. For the disease, see Ascariasis.
Ascaris lumbricoides
An adult female Ascaris worm
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Nematoda
Class:
Chromadorea
Order:
Ascaridida
Family:
Ascarididae
Genus:
Ascaris
Species:
A. lumbricoides
Binomial name
Ascaris lumbricoides
Linnaeus, 1758
Ascaris lumbricoides is a large parasitic worm that causes ascariasis in humans. A roundworm of genus Ascaris, it is the most common parasitic worm in humans.[1] An estimated 807 million–1.2 billion people are infected with A. lumbricoides worldwide.[2] People living in tropical and subtropical countries are at greater risk of infection.[3]
It has been proposed that Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum (pig roundworm) are the same species.[4]
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^"Ascariasis, Epidemiology & Risk Factors". U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^Leles, Daniela; Gardner, Scott L.; Reinhard, Karl; Iñiguez, Alena; Araujo, Adauto (20 February 2012). "Are Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum a single species?". Parasites & Vectors. 5: 42. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-5-42. ISSN 1756-3305. PMC 3293767. PMID 22348306.
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