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− | == General Appearance ==
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− | *Non-bursate.
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− | *Big fleshy worms; typically 5-40cm long (depending on age, sex and species).
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− | *Three lips around the mouth.
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− | *A single-bulbed pharynx.
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− | == General Life-Cycle ==
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− | *Adult females in small intestine lay eggs.
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− | *Eggs have a thick protective shell.
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− | *Some also have a sticky outer albuminoid coat.
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− | *Eggs passed in faeces.
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− | *L1 → infective L2 inside the egg.
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− | *Infection is by ingestion of the embryonated egg (egg in which a larva has formed).
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− | *Eggs can remain viable in humid environment for up to 5years.
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− | [[Ascaridida]]
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− | Occlusion of pancreatic ducts sometimes happens [[Pancreas Parasitic - Pathology|Pancreas - parasitic]]
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− | In [[Peritoneal Cavity Parasitic - Pathology]]
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− | *''Parascaris equorum'' in [[Respiratory Parasitic Infections - Pathology#In Horses|rhinitis and lungs]]
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− | *Ascarid larvae in [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Nematodes|myositis]]
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