Ascariasis is an infection of roundworms in which Ascaris lumbricoides eggs are ingested after contact with contaminated soils, insufficiently washed fruits and vegetables, and an infected person's feces and hatch within the patient's small intestine. Most cases of this infection are asymptomatic or, if there are symptoms present, they are fairly light. With an increase in infestation however, signs and symptoms can be seen.
If Cydney's diagnosis of ascariasis is symptomatic, the provider would expect to see pneumonia-like signs and symptoms of persistent (and possibly productive) cough, shortness of breath, and wheezing, some GI distress like abdominal pain and discomfort, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, bowel obstruction and or perforation (if severe enough), and hematochezia (blood in the stool), more general symptoms like fatigue and inflammation at whatever site the worm larvae may migrate to. Also if severe enough, worms may appear in Cydney's vomit.