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This document discusses nematodes, also known as roundworms. It focuses on Ascaris lumbricoides, the giant intestinal roundworm. A. lumbricoides is the largest intestinal nematode parasite of humans. It lives freely in the small intestine. The adult female worm is 20-35 cm long, while the male is 15-25 cm. The worm has a cylindrical shape and tapering ends. Fertilized eggs are spherical and brown, while unfertilized eggs are longer and darker brown. Infection occurs through ingestion of embryonated eggs fro

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Mohammed Shaddad

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