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

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