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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The risk factors for ascariasis are often associated with poor sanitary conditions and environmental fecal contamination.<ref name="Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics">Kliegman, Robert; Stanton, Bonita; St. Geme, Joseph; Schor, Nina (2016). "Chapter 291:Ascariasis (Ascaris lumbricoides)". Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Twentieth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 1733–1734. ISBN 978-1-4557-7566-8.</ref> | |||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
Risk factors for ascariasis include:<ref name="Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics">Kliegman, Robert; Stanton, Bonita; St. Geme, Joseph; Schor, Nina (2016). "Chapter 291:Ascariasis (Ascaris lumbricoides)". Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Twentieth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 1733–1734. ISBN 978-1-4557-7566-8.</ref><ref name="pmid27515811">{{cite journal| author=Al-Mekhlafi AM, Abdul-Ghani R, Al-Eryani SM, Saif-Ali R, Mahdy MA| title=School-based prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors in rural communities of Sana'a, Yemen. | journal=Acta Trop | year= 2016 | volume= 163 | issue= | pages= 135-41 | pmid=27515811 | doi=10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.08.009 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27515811 }} </ref><ref name="pmid27487594">{{cite journal| author=Nwalorzie C, Onyenakazi SC, Ogwu SO, Okafor AN| title=PREDICTORS OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHIC INFECTIONS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GWAGWALADA, ABUJA, NIGERIA. | journal=Niger J Med | year= 2015 | volume= 24 | issue= 3 | pages= 233-41 | pmid=27487594 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27487594 }} </ref> | |||
Ascariasis | * Poor socioeconomic conditions | ||
* Use of human feces as fertilizer | |||
* Lack of hand washing | |||
* Eating unwashed fruits and vegetables | |||
* Environmental contamination with feces | |||
Risk factors for Biliary ascariasis include:<ref name="pmid28119939">{{cite journal| author=Singh D, Yang S, Cappell MS| title=Biliary Ascariasis Diagnosed and Extracted by ERCP in the United States. | journal=ACG Case Rep J | year= 2016 | volume= 3 | issue= 4 | pages= e188 | pmid=28119939 | doi=10.14309/crj.2016.161 | pmc=5226187 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28119939 }} </ref> | |||
* Prior [[cholecystectomy]] | |||
* Residence in endemic countries | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fatimo Biobaku M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
The risk factors for ascariasis are often associated with poor sanitary conditions and environmental fecal contamination.[1]
Risk Factors
Risk factors for ascariasis include:[1][2][3]
- Poor socioeconomic conditions
- Use of human feces as fertilizer
- Lack of hand washing
- Eating unwashed fruits and vegetables
- Environmental contamination with feces
Risk factors for Biliary ascariasis include:[4]
- Prior cholecystectomy
- Residence in endemic countries
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kliegman, Robert; Stanton, Bonita; St. Geme, Joseph; Schor, Nina (2016). "Chapter 291:Ascariasis (Ascaris lumbricoides)". Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Twentieth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 1733–1734. ISBN 978-1-4557-7566-8.
- ↑ Al-Mekhlafi AM, Abdul-Ghani R, Al-Eryani SM, Saif-Ali R, Mahdy MA (2016). "School-based prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors in rural communities of Sana'a, Yemen". Acta Trop. 163: 135–41. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.08.009. PMID 27515811.
- ↑ Nwalorzie C, Onyenakazi SC, Ogwu SO, Okafor AN (2015). "PREDICTORS OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHIC INFECTIONS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GWAGWALADA, ABUJA, NIGERIA". Niger J Med. 24 (3): 233–41. PMID 27487594.
- ↑ Singh D, Yang S, Cappell MS (2016). "Biliary Ascariasis Diagnosed and Extracted by ERCP in the United States". ACG Case Rep J. 3 (4): e188. doi:10.14309/crj.2016.161. PMC 5226187. PMID 28119939.