Cosmopolitan intestinal roundworms of man

Abstract

Scope and Method of Study: Description, life cycle, history, prevalence, transmission and treatment of five of the most common roundworm intestinal parasites of man occurring worldwide. The five roundworms included in the report are pinworms, giant intestinal roundworm, trichina worm, whipworm and the hookworm. Information for this report was obtained from reference materials contained in parasitology texts and journals. The terminology has been simplified as much as possible in order that the average high school biology student might be able to read and understand the content.

Findings and Conclusions: These intestinal parasites are much more prevalent than the average person realizes. They are easily transmitted from one person to another and usually as a result of poor personal hygiene. Their existence is usually associated with unsanitary living conditions. Because of much scientific research in the past, they are not a menace today as they were during the days of our ancestors.