How does roundworms affect the body?

Answer 1

Roundworms look similar to an earthworm and can produce 200,000 eggs daily. Approximately 1,008 million people are infected, making it the most common worldwide. The most frequent symptom from roundworms is upper abdominal discomfort. Other symptoms are Asthma, eye pain, insomnia, and rashes due to the secretions or waste products from the worms. Large numbers can cause blockages in the intestinal tract, hemorrhage when penetrating the intestinal wall, appendicitis, peritonitis, abscesses in the liver, hemorrhagic pancreatitis, loss of appetite, and insufficient absorption of digested foods. Adults grow to 15 inches long.

Answer 2

Round worms can cause eosinophilia. They can rob the child of nutrition, specially from poor economical strata. It consumes lot of vitamin a from the host. It can cause abdominal pain and diarrhoea at times. Most serious of all is intestinal obstruction, which is characterized by vomiting, pain in abdomen and absolute constipation.