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What is Strongyloidiasis?



What is Strongyloidiasis?

  • Strongyloidiasis: A parasitic infectious disease involving the intestines and caused by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis. Infection usually occurs in crowded, unsanitized populations.
  • Strongyloidiasis: A species of parasitic nematode widely distributed in tropical and subtropical countries. The females and their larvae inhabit the mucosa of the intestinal tract, where they cause ulceration and diarrhea.
    Source - Diseases Database

Strongyloidiasis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Strongyloidiasis, or a subtype of Strongyloidiasis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Name and Aliases of Strongyloidiasis

Main name of condition: Strongyloidiasis

Other names or spellings for Strongyloidiasis:

Strongyloides stercoralis, Strongyloides stercoralis infection, Nematode (roundworm) Strongyloides stercoralis infection, Nematode (roundworm) infection

Strongyloides stercoralis Source - Diseases Database

Nematode (roundworm) Strongyloides stercoralis infection, Nematode (roundworm) infection, Strongyloides stercoralis infection
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Types of Strongyloidiasis:

Parent types of Strongyloidiasis: Worm conditions, Roundworm

How serious is Strongyloidiasis?

Complications of Strongyloidiasis: see complications of Strongyloidiasis

What causes Strongyloidiasis?

Class of Condition for Strongyloidiasis: parasite worm
Causes of Strongyloidiasis: see causes of Strongyloidiasis

How is it treated?

Treatments for Strongyloidiasis: see treatments for Strongyloidiasis
Research for Strongyloidiasis: see research for Strongyloidiasis

Society issues for Strongyloidiasis


Hospitalization statistics for Strongyloidiasis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Strongyloidiasis:

  • 0.0001% (11) of hospital consultant episodes were for strongyloidiasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 55% of hospital consultant episodes for strongyloidiasis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 27% of hospital consultant episodes for strongyloidiasis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 73% of hospital consultant episodes for strongyloidiasis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 67% of hospital consultant episodes for strongyloidiasis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 31.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for strongyloidiasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 29 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for strongyloidiasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 61 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for strongyloidiasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 27% of hospital consultant episodes for strongyloidiasis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for strongyloidiasis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 18% of hospital consultant episodes for strongyloidiasis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.0002% (125) of hospital bed days were for strongyloidiasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)


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