India, April 12 -- Doctors at the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) on Saturday warned of severe intestinal infection caused by roundworms, and flagged concerns over poor hygiene and delayed diagnosis in such cases.

This comes after a four-year-old child was operated upon at GIMS in Greater Noida earlier this week after a roundworm infection led to a perforation in his intestine.

According to doctors, the child was admitted with complications later found to be linked to Ascaris lumbricoides, a common intestinal parasite. The infection, which often goes unnoticed in its early stages, had progressed to the point where surgery became necessary.

"Children are particularly vulnerable, as Ascaris lumbricoides is one of the most...