出典:Wiktionary
ascar- + -iasis
ascariasis (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 ascariases)
Do not confuse ascariasis (a parasitic disease with worms) with acariasis (a parasitic disease with mites).
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/18 06:19 UTC 版)
Ascariasis is a human disease caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. Perhaps as many as one quarter of the world's people are infected, with rates of 45% in Latin America and 95% in parts of Africa. Ascariasis is particularly prevalent in tropical regions and in areas of poor hygiene. Other species of the genus Ascaris are parasitic and can cause disease in domestic animals. Certain genes have been identified in human populations that may increase the susceptibility to infection.