The rhabditid nematode (roundworm) Strongyloides stercoralis is the major causative agent of strongyloidiasis in humans. Rarer human-infecting species of Strongyloides are the zoonotic S. fuelleborni (fülleborni) subsp. fuelleborni and S. fuelleborni subsp. kellyi, for which the only currently known host is humans.

Strongyloides stercoralis is a human pathogenic parasitic roundworm causing the disease strongyloidiasis. Its common name in the US is threadworm . In the UK and Australia, however, the term threadworm can also refer to nematodes of the genus Enterobius , …

2023年2月2日 · Strongyloidiasis is an infection with the parasitic worm Strongyloides. Strongyloidiasis can cause life-threatening illness if you have a weakened immune system.

2023年9月4日 · Strongyloides stercoralis, commonly known as threadworm, is a soil-transmitted human parasite belonging to a group of nematodes called roundworms. Although prevalent almost worldwide, except only in the far north and south, the global burden of this parasitic infection is still underestimated because of the unavailability of precise data from ...

2024年9月10日 · Strongyloides is a parasitic roundworm that infects people. It can cause stomachaches, diarrhea, and rashes. Most people have no symptoms, but people with immune disorders or taking drugs affecting immunity can get severely ill. Antiparasitic drugs can treat severe cases of strongyloidiasis.

Strongyloides stercoralis is distinguished amongst intestinal helminths by several factors of its biology, most impressively by its autoinfective life cycle (Figure 1), leading to potential lifelong infection and capacity to kill its human host, decades after initial infection.

2024年2月14日 · Strongyloides infection can range from subclinical to fatal. Patients using high-dose corticosteroids may have severe illness. Serial stool examination is the gold standard for diagnosis.

2018年7月31日 · Strongyloidiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the roundworm S. stercoralis. We'll explain the symptoms and risk factors, as well as the tests used to diagnose this condition.

Strongyloides stercoralis, commonly known as the human threadworm, is a skin-penetrating gastrointestinal parasitic nematode that infects hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Like other Strongyloides species, S. stercoralis is capable of cycling through a …

2023年5月29日 · ‌Strongyloidiasis is an intestinal infection caused by a type of roundworm called Strongyloides stercoralis. It can live and reproduce in your intestines for decades without causing symptoms....