Global warming
Earlier it was mentioned that global warming would have a positive impact for the Ascaris worm. What would happen is as colder climates got warmer, the Ascaris worm infections for that area would drastically increase. This is would make a larger region that the Ascaris worm could survive in, which would increase the total amount of infected people. People in colder climates would have to adapt and learn the precautions of preventing this parasite, since it has never been a problem for them before. …show more content…
Peru (which is located in a warm climate) is definitely a heavily infested area for the Ascaris worm, because of its climate and sanitation. When the woman returned home, she immediately went to the hospital with a 103 degree fever, anterior cervical lymphadenopathy, and pharyngitis (Saddala). At first these symptoms would be hard to classify as an Ascaris worm and that is why the the the doctor treated the woman with