Ascariasis

Dcecan in the Ratnagiri ft harbour for ferry service between Bombay and (*oa. .... ... Whether asonn^sis should he ?iccej)tetl as a clinical entity the readers will bo the best judge. I am unable to opine. However, Mai van and its mofussu is well known for its infestation by round worms. I daresay 4<i)0 per cent, of children between one and twelve years harbour a good number of these parasites. Neither are they uncommon amongst adults. Clinically these cases show a round tumid ' abdomen, with slight enlargement of liver, sluggish listless appearance. tongue slightly furred, with slight enlargement of the papillae which 1 i,?,? vpd through tile fur, especially marked at the clearly or capricious, marked thirst, tip. Appe. loose, sometimes attacks of pseudoBowels co^jjPgi^ge 0f mucous, rarely blood, with no dysentery. cl?sc ? a(|ache, nausea, vomiting, wandering