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What is Strongyloidiasis?
- Strongyloidiasis: Introduction
- Types of Strongyloidiasis
- Prognosis
- Complications
- Other names for Strongyloidiasis
- What causes Strongyloidiasis?
- What are the symptoms of Strongyloidiasis?
- Can anyone else get Strongyloidiasis?
- How is it treated?
- Society issues for Strongyloidiasis
- Strongyloidiasis: Introduction
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)
Strongyloidiasis: Introduction
Types of Strongyloidiasis:
Broader types of Strongyloidiasis:
- Worm conditions
- Roundworm
- more types...»
How serious is Strongyloidiasis?
Complications of Strongyloidiasis:
see complications of Strongyloidiasis
What causes Strongyloidiasis?
Causes of Strongyloidiasis: see causes of Strongyloidiasis
What are the symptoms of Strongyloidiasis?
Symptoms of Strongyloidiasis: see symptoms of Strongyloidiasis
Complications of Strongyloidiasis: see complications of Strongyloidiasis
Strongyloidiasis: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Strongyloidiasis.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and 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)
- more statistics...»
Name and Aliases of Strongyloidiasis
Main name of condition: Strongyloidiasis
Class of Condition for Strongyloidiasis: parasite worm
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)
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