Whipworm infection risk factors
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Risk factors predisposing patients to the development of whip worm infection include low socioeconomic status, low levels of education, poor sanitation, and poor hygiene.
Risk Factors
The following risk factors predispose patients to whip worm infection:[1][2]
- Low socioeconomic status[1]
- Low levels of education
- Poor sanitation
- Close proximity to water sources
- Co-infection with A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura can occur in:
- Students
- Fishermen
- Farmers
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ross AG, Olveda RM, McManus DP, Harn DA, Chy D, Li Y; et al. (2017). "Risk factors for human helminthiases in rural Philippines". Int J Infect Dis. 54: 150–155. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2016.09.025. PMID 27717859.
- ↑ Diniz-Santos DR, Jambeiro J, Mascarenhas RR, Silva LR (2006). "Massive Trichuris trichiura infection as a cause of chronic bloody diarrhea in a child". J Trop Pediatr. 52 (1): 66–8. doi:10.1093/tropej/fmi073. PMID 16000342.