| Ascaris lumbricoides | |
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| An adult female Ascaris worm | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Ascaridida |
| Family: | Ascarididae |
| Genus: | Ascaris |
| Species: | A. lumbricoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | |
Ascaris lumbricoides is a large parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris. It is the most common parasitic worm in humans.[1] An estimated 807 million–1.2 billion people are infected with A. lumbricoides worldwide.[2] People living in tropical and subtropical countries are at greater risk of infection. Infection by Ascaris lumbricoides is known as ascariasis.[3]
It has been proposed that Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum (pig roundworm) are the same species.[4]
- ^ "eMedicine - Ascaris Lumbricoides: Article by Aaron Laskey". Archived from the original on 27 January 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ "Parasites - Ascariasis". U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Ascariasis, Epidemiology & Risk Factors". U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ Leles, Daniela; Gardner, Scott L.; Reinhard, Karl; Iñiguez, Alena; Araujo, Adauto (20 February 2012). "Are Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum a single species?". Parasites & Vectors. 5: 42. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-5-42. ISSN 1756-3305. PMC 3293767. PMID 22348306.