| H01090 | |
| H number | H01090 |
| Name | Ascariasis |
| Description | Ascariasis is a commonly documented parasitic infection in sub-Saharan Africa, the Americas, China, and east Asia. Morbidity and mortality increase with worm burden and those who harbor light infections tend to be asymptomatic. |
| Category | Parasitic infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Ascaris lumbricoides |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | Mebendazole [DR:D00368] |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1F62 ICD-10: B77 MeSH: D001196 |
| Reference | PMID:20934531 AUTHORS Dold C, Holland CV TITLE Ascaris and ascariasis. JOURNAL Microbes Infect 13:632-7 (2011) DOI:10.1016/j.micinf.2010.09.012 PMID:8863040 AUTHORS Khuroo MS TITLE Ascariasis. JOURNAL Gastroenterol Clin North Am 25:553-77 (1996) DOI:10.1016/S0889-8553(05)70263-6 PMID:6377443 AUTHORS Arfaa F TITLE Selective primary health care: strategies for control of disease in the developing world. XII. Ascariasis and trichuriasis. JOURNAL Rev Infect Dis 6:364-73 (1984) DOI:10.1093/clinids/6.3.364 |