Children are most commonly infected. Estimated prevalence rates among children in various world regions are 4â28%. Ascariasis: Ascaris, or roundworm, infection is the common helminthic infection in humans, with an estimated worldwide prevalence of 1 billion. The causative organism, A lumbricoides, is cosmopolitan in distribution, being most abundant in tropical countries.
Definition of hollow. 1  1 : an unfilled space : cavity, hole in the hollow of a tree. 2  2 : a depressed or low part of a surface; especially : a small valley or basin.
(en-noun) 1  A low tract of moist or marshy land. 2  A long narrow and shallow trough between ridges on a beach, running parallel to the coastline. 3  A shallow troughlike depression that's created to carry water during rainstorms or snow melts; a drainage ditch.