Definition
A genus of parasitic roundworms that primarily infects birds and chickens, causing intestinal disease and poor growth.
Etymology
From 'Ascaris' (parasitic roundworm genus) plus a diminutive or related suffix. This genus name was assigned to describe smaller roundworms in birds related to the human Ascaris genus.
Kelly Says
Ascaridia infections in chickens were historically a major agricultural problem that nobody understood until scientists connected bird worms to human worms, realizing they were in the same family—this discovery helped poultry farmers start treating their flocks and accidentally boosted food production globally.
Translations
CACatalà
vermell
ver-mell
DADansk
orminfektion
orm-in-fek-tion
DEDeutsch
Ascaridiasis
as-ka-ri-di-a-sis
ESEspañol
ascaridiasis
as-ka-ri-di-a-sis
FISuomi
matoinfekti
ma-to-in-fek-ti
FRFrançais
ascaridiose
as-ka-ri-di-ose
HIहिन्दी
अकशार रोग
ak-sha-ar ro-g
HUMagyar
féregfertőzés
fe-reg-fert-o-zes
IDBahasa Indonesia
cacingan
ca-cing-an
ITItaliano
ascaridiosi
as-ka-ri-di-osi
MSBahasa Melayu
cacingan
ca-cing-an
MYမြန်မာ
ပါရာစီ
pa-ya-ra-si
NLNederlands
lintwormziekte
lint-worm-ziekte
NONorsk
orminfeksjon
orm-in-fek-sj-on
PTPortuguês
ascaridíase
as-ka-ri-di-a-se
RORomână
viermoza
vee-r-mo-za
RUРусский
аскаридоз
as-ka-ri-doz
SVSvenska
maskinfektion
mask-in-fek-tion
SWKiswahili
minyoo
mi-nyoo
TRTürkçe
ascarid
as-ka-rid
UKУкраїнська
аскаридоз
as-ka-ri-doz
ZUZU
isilwanyana
is-i-lwan-ya-na