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Roundworm: A type of parasitic worm that hatches in the intestines and lives there. The eggs of the roundworm usually enter the body through contaminated water or food or on fingers placed in the mouth after the hands have touched a contaminated object.
Symptoms from roundworm infections include fatigue, weight loss, irritability, poor appetite, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Treatment with medication results in a cure in about a week. Without treatment, anemia and malnutrition can develop.
Example of a roundworm: Trichuris trichiura, also called the human whipworm. This worm is found worldwide, with infections more frequent in areas with tropical weather and poor sanitation practices, and among children. Some 800 million people are infected. Trichuriasis (infection with Trichuris trichiura) is not foreign to the United States; it occurs in the southern US.
The term roundworm is in contrast to a flatworm.
If a dog or puppy vomits up a worm, there is a good chance this is a roundworm (especially in a puppy). Roundworms are long, white and described as looking like spaghetti.
Like other parasitic diseases, roundworm infections are more common in warm, tropical climates. Ascariasis is the most common roundworm infection, and affects as many as ...
If a cat or kitten vomits up a worm, there is a good chance this is a roundworm (especially in a kitten). Roundworms are long, white and described as looking like ...
Female roundworms can lay 200,000 to 300,000 eggs a day. The male roundworm is smaller than its female counterpart. Up to approximately one hundred roundworm worms can ...
A good roundworm control program should be established for all kennels. The main sources of infection are larvae in the females, eggs in the environment, and larvae in ...