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Common risk factors of ancylostomiasis include: [[exposure]] to [[soil]] where [[filariform larvae]], the [[infective stage]], live in and [[penetrate]] human [[skin]], [[ | Common risk factors of ancylostomiasis include: [[exposure]] to [[soil]] where [[filariform larvae]], the [[infective stage]], live in and [[penetrate]] human [[skin]], [[poor sanitation]], [[low socioeconomic status]], [[low educational attainment]]. | ||
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*[[Exposure]] to [[soil]] where [[filariform larvae]], the [[infective stage]], live in and [[penetrate]] human [[skin]]. | *[[Exposure]] to [[soil]] where [[filariform larvae]], the [[infective stage]], live in and [[penetrate]] human [[skin]]. | ||
*[[Poor sanitation]] | *[[Poor sanitation]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Low socioeconomic status]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Low educational attainment]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalpana Giri, MBBS[2]
Overview
Common risk factors of ancylostomiasis include: exposure to soil where filariform larvae, the infective stage, live in and penetrate human skin, poor sanitation, low socioeconomic status, low educational attainment.
Risk Factor
Common Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of ancylostomiasis include:[1][2]
- Exposure to soil where filariform larvae, the infective stage, live in and penetrate human skin.
- Poor sanitation
- Low socioeconomic status
- Low educational attainment
References
- ↑ Traub RJ, Robertson ID, Irwin P, Mencke N, Andrew Thompson RC (2004). "The prevalence, intensities and risk factors associated with geohelminth infection in tea-growing communities of Assam, India". Trop Med Int Health. 9 (6): 688–701. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01252.x. PMID 15189459.
- ↑ Liabsuetrakul T, Chaikongkeit P, Korviwattanagarn S, Petrueng C, Chaiya S, Hanvattanakul C; et al. (2009). "Epidemiology and the effect of treatment of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in pregnant women in southern Thailand". Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 40 (2): 211–22. PMID 19323004.