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Strongyloidiasis: Biology, Diagnosis, and Management of a Most Neglected Tropical Disease

Strongyloidiasis: Biology, Diagnosis, and Management of a Most Neglected Tropical Disease

Junaid Ahmad Malik
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 29
ISBN13: 9781799821977|ISBN10: 1799821978|EISBN13: 9781799821991
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2197-7.ch005
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Malik, Junaid Ahmad. "Strongyloidiasis: Biology, Diagnosis, and Management of a Most Neglected Tropical Disease." Climate Change and Anthropogenic Impacts on Health in Tropical and Subtropical Regions, edited by Ahmed Karmaoui, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 94-122. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2197-7.ch005

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Malik, J. A. (2020). Strongyloidiasis: Biology, Diagnosis, and Management of a Most Neglected Tropical Disease. In A. Karmaoui, A. Ben Salem, & A. Shah (Eds.), Climate Change and Anthropogenic Impacts on Health in Tropical and Subtropical Regions (pp. 94-122). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2197-7.ch005

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Malik, Junaid Ahmad. "Strongyloidiasis: Biology, Diagnosis, and Management of a Most Neglected Tropical Disease." In Climate Change and Anthropogenic Impacts on Health in Tropical and Subtropical Regions, edited by Ahmed Karmaoui, Abdelkrim Ben Salem, and Ashfaq Ahmad Shah, 94-122. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2197-7.ch005

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Abstract

Strongyloidiasis is a human parasitic ailment brought about by a whiplike nematode worm called Strongyloides stercoralis. Most humans get the infection by coming in contact with contaminated soil whereby the tiny worms penetrate the skin and enter the bloodstream from where it passes through the right side of the heart and lungs to mouth, stomach, and small intestines. Replication inside tainted people enables the disease to persevere for quite a long time. Strongyloides can cause a hyperinfection disorder which causes side effects in numerous organ frameworks, including the central nervous system that can prompt death if untreated. The diagnosis is made by blood and stool tests. This chapter is intended to draw a more precise picture of the global prevalence, diagnosis, and risk factors for S. stercoralis. The chapter also discusses the diagnostic approaches for detecting the infection, the morbidity caused and the recommended management. It further discusses some of the reasons why this infection is so neglected and the consequence of this for the estimated global prevalence.

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