How To Recognize An Ascaris Infection 12 Steps With Pictures
After ingesting fertilized Ascaris eggs, they hatch in the small intestine and the larvae get absorbed into the blood and travel to the lungs, causing irritation and a type of allergic response. After spending about a week in the lungs, the larvae eventually get coughed up the trachea and into the throat, where they are swallowed down the esophagus into the stomach and pass into the small intestine. The worms can block the intestine or bile duct and this causes abdominal pain....