Metastrongylid nematodes of the genus Angiostrongylus have been found to be important human parasites. Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a lungworm that lives in the pulmonary artery of rats is a cause of human eosinophilic meningitis in many Pacific islands including Hawaii, Thailand, Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia and in Cuba. In the life cycle, rats excrete first-stage larvae in fece…
Ascaris lumbricoides is found in 50-100 percent of population in Indonesia especially in suburb areas. The male worm has 15-31 cm length with curly tail, whereas the female is about 20-35 cm and produces around 200,000 eggs per day, with size 60x45 micron. The best environment for the eggs is though soil (clay) with temperature between 25-300 degree C. Since the adult worms take nutrients from …