Yes, it feeds on the intestinal walls of the host.
It is also know that the worm leaves it's fecies or crap in the humans lower intestine and the human can occasionally throw it up.
Humans most commonly get parasites from drinking water or consuming food that contain parasites. It can also occur from feces contamination. Hand washing and fully cooking and washing food can help...
Ascaris is a genus of parasitic nematode worms. One species, A. suum, typically infects pigs, while another, A. lumbricoides, affects human populations, typically in sub-tropical and tropical areas...
Firstly, it is spelled "different".Secondly, an intestinal parasite populates the gastro-intestinal tract in humans and other animals. A parasite may be attached to an organism at any other location....