Askaris lumbricoides (giant roundworm)

Epidemiology/lifecycle

  • Faecal-oral: ingest eggs

  • Hatched larvae enter bloodstream and mature in lungs

  • Cough up and swallow, further maturation in small intestine

  • Fertilised or unfertilised egg passed in stool

Clinical features

  • Nil

  • GI upset

  • Loffler's

  • Ectopic: liver, biliary

Diagnosis

Management

  • Albendazole

Prevention

  • Sanitation

  • MDA