Title: Ascaris Parasitic Worms: Phylum & Classification - Biology Class [2021] | Study.com
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Ascaris Parasitic Worms: Phylum & Classification
Ascaris Parasitic Worms
Classification in Phylum Nematoda
Parasitic Action of Ascaris Worms
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Content: While A. suum generally infects pigs, they can infect humans as well. Ascaris are soil-transmitted helminths that infect via the consumption of contaminated soil or foods grown in soil contaminated with Ascaris eggs and belong to the Phylum Nematoda , the phyla designation of all roundworms. Nematodes are pseudocoelomates, ('fake' coelomates), meaning that their fluid filled cavity isn't encased in mesoderm and makes direct contact with their intestinal wall. Ascariasis infections currently affect some 1-2 billion people, with the greatest population being sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Symptoms include: bowel distention, passing worms and/or eggs, fever, nausea, weight loss, intestinal ulcers, vomiting worms and/or coughing, and secondary tissue damage from excessive coughing and eosinophilia. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member. Create your account
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