Talk to your doctor if you have persistent abdominal pain, diarrhea or nausea.Īscariasis isn't spread directly from person to person. If you have a large number of worms in the intestine, you might have: In mild or moderate ascariasis, the intestinal infestation can cause: The larvae mature into adult worms in the small intestine, and the adult worms typically live in the intestines until they die. At this stage, you may experience signs and symptoms similar to asthma or pneumonia, including:Īfter spending 10 to 14 days in the lungs, the larvae travel to the throat, where you cough them up and then swallow them. In the lungsĪfter you swallow the tiny (microscopic) ascariasis eggs, they hatch in the small intestine and the larvae migrate through the bloodstream or lymphatic system into the lungs. Moderate to heavy infestations cause various signs or symptoms, depending on which part of your body is affected. Most people infected with ascariasis have no signs or symptoms.
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