M. moniliformis egg isolated from an adult worm retrieved from a patient’s stool. The parasite causes the disease Moniliformiasis. Humans are rarely infected by accidentally ingesting infected cockroaches and beetles with food. Parasitism in the human intestine manifests as diarrhea, severe abdominal pain, fever, dyspeptic disorders, blood eosinophilia, and anemia.
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