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The most common parasitic infection is ascariasis, spread by the ascaris intestinal worm. You're most likely to encounter parasites in tropical and subtropical developing countries.

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Intestinal worm symptoms may include seeing the parasites in your stool, diarrhea, other stomach issues, breathing problems, and rashes.

Most parasites are carried in human feces and must be identified in stool specimens. Malaria, an exception, is carried in the blood.

Ascariasis Ascariasis is the most common type of helminthiasis in humans. It’s caused by the roundworm Ascaris lubricoides. Ascaris larvae and adult worms live in the intestines. Many people with ...

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In places where raw human feces are used as fertilizer (or where open defecation is common), these worms can spread rapidly, leading to widespread ascaris infection.

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