Identified as ascaris lumbricoides, this type of roundworm can grow up to 35cm long and live in the human gut. Medics at Dr Soebandi General Hospital in Jember said the boy — who wasn't ...

They were confirmed to be Ascaris lumbricoides, a type of roundworm that can grow up to 35cm long and live in the human gut. They typically spread through contaminated food, water, or soil ...