ascariasis
noun
as·ca·ri·a·sis
ˌa-skə-ˈrī-ə-səs 
plural ascariases
ˌa-skə-ˈrī-ə-ˌsēz
: infestation with or disease caused by ascarids
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The worm causes a tropical disease, ascariasis, whose symptoms include fever, abdominal pain, cough, vomiting, and weight loss.
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Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022
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ascariasis
noun
as·ca·ri·a·sis
ˌas-kə-ˈrī-ə-səs
plural ascariases
-ˌsēz
: infestation with or disease caused by ascarids
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