ascariasis
/ˌaskəˈrʌɪəsɪs
/noun [mass noun] Medicine
Infection of the intestine with ascarids (parasitic nematode worms).Primary common bile duct stones are more common in Asian populations because of the increased prevalence of flukes and parasitic infections, such as clonorchiasis, fascioliasis and ascariasis....
- Their results indicate that the cellular immune responses needed to protect against TB and HIV, are impaired by ascariasis and other helminthic infections.
- In the United States, ascariasis is the third most common helminth infection (exceeded only by hookworm and whipworm infections).