Soil-transmitted helminthiasis
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soil-transmitted-helminthiasis-176-15231997
title:
Soil-transmitted helminthiasis
text:
Soil-transmitted helminthiasis is a type of worm infection (helminthiasis) caused by different species of roundworms. It is caused specifically by those worms which are transmitted through soil contaminated with faecal matter and are therefore called soil-transmitted helminths. Three types of soil-transmitted helminthiasis can be distinguished: ascariasis, hookworm infection and whipworm infection. These three types of infection are therefore caused by the large roundworm A. lumbricoides, the ho
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encyclopedia
description:
Roundworm infection contracted from contaminated soil
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil-transmitted_helminthiasis
date created:
2013-03-28T14:28:00Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T20:33:35Z
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