The roundworms (Nematoda) so far described from snakes belong to the families Ascaridae, Strongylidae, Trichotrachelidae, and Filariidae.
Many of the roundwormsare parasites living in the various organs of other animals.
Familiar examples of roundwormsare the so-called vinegar-eels (Anguillula) (fig.
The roundworms are slender, smooth, cylindrical worms pointed at both ends.
For roundworms he recommended especially a decoction of artemisia maritima, coriander seeds, and decoctions of thyme.
He describes the roundworms as existing in the intestines, but occasionally wandering into the stomach to be vomited.
This series comprises not only lumbricoid or roundworms proper, but also threadworms.
The life histories of the various small roundworms occurring in the intestines of cattle, so far as they have been worked out, are very similar to that of the twisted stomach worm as described on page 519.
Several species of roundworms may occur in the fourth stomach.
The roundworms found occasionally in the anterior chamber of the eye (see p.
The tapeworms, common in many animals and often occurring in man, the roundworms of which the trichina (Fig.
Children suffering from roundworms experience a loss of appetite, varying temperature from above normal to subnormal, with colicky pains in the abdomen on coming to the table and beginning to eat.
Still other wormlike creatures calledroundworms are of importance to man.
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