Explain $Ascariasis$ (a helminthic disease).

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(N/A) The roundworm $Ascaris$ is the pathogen responsible for $Ascariasis$.
Symptoms of this disease include internal bleeding,muscular pain,fever,anemia,and blockage of the intestinal passage.
The eggs of the parasite are excreted along with the feces of infected persons.
These eggs contaminate soil,water,and plants.
$A$ healthy person acquires this infection through the consumption of contaminated water,vegetables,fruits,etc.

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