Answer Directly During this pandemic, a kid was brought to a local clinic because of abdominal pain, slight fever, and vomiting. Upon check-up, the doctor also recommended a fecal analysis, and truly enough, eggs of a parasitic nematode are found. He was then immediately prescribed an anti-helminthic drug. When interviewed, the mother said that the kid had only been playing in their backyard since the start of the quarantine period.  She also insisted that she has not seen any worms in their backyard to have caused the infection. Why did the mother NOT see any adult nematodes in the backyard? With the great load of eggs found, how long did the kid has that infection before the signs and symptoms appeared? Why is it important to study the lifecycles of parasitic nematodes? Describe two reasons.

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During this pandemic, a kid was brought to a local clinic because of abdominal pain, slight fever, and vomiting. Upon check-up, the doctor also recommended a fecal analysis, and truly enough, eggs of a parasitic nematode are found. He was then immediately prescribed an anti-helminthic drug.

When interviewed, the mother said that the kid had only been playing in their backyard since the start of the quarantine period.  She also insisted that she has not seen any worms in their backyard to have caused the infection.

  1. Why did the mother NOT see any adult nematodes in the backyard?
  2. With the great load of eggs found, how long did the kid has that infection before the signs and symptoms appeared?
  3. Why is it important to study the lifecycles of parasitic nematodes? Describe two reasons. 
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