Creation Date : 23 January 2014
Name : Ascaris Lumbricoides
Type : Grass
Attack 1 : Lung Attack
-+++ common nematode infc. WORLDWIDE
- Ingestion of eggs
-Larvae hatch in SMALL intestine
-MIGRATE to LUNGS
Attack 2 : Dx
-Cause bowel obstruction, Occlusion of APPENDIX
-LARGEST HUMAN intestinal NEMATODE
-Pneumonitis: larvae can be coughed + swallowed
- eggs in stool
- Pyrantel Pamoate or MEBENDAZOLE
Illustrator : nematode/roundworm