Ascariasis epidemiology and demographics: Difference between revisions
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
Ascariasis is three times more common in African-Americans compared to Caucasians.<ref name="Ferri's Clinical Advisor">Ferri, Fred (2017). "Chapter:Ascariasis". Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2017. Elsevier. pp. 117–117. ISBN 978-0-3232-8048-8.</ref> | Ascariasis is three times more common in African-Americans compared to Caucasians.<ref name="Ferri's Clinical Advisor">Ferri, Fred (2017). "Chapter:Ascariasis". Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2017. Elsevier. pp. 117–117. ISBN 978-0-3232-8048-8.</ref> | ||
===Geographic Distribution=== | ===Geographic Distribution=== | ||
Ascariasis is | Ascariasis occurs worldwide although it is more common in tropical regions of the world compared to the temperate regions (the environmental conditions are optimal for the development of the eggs in the soil).<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="Principles and Practice">Durand, Marlene (2015). "Chapter 288:Intestinal Nematodes (Roundworms)". Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases Updated Edition, Eighth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 3199–3207. ISBN 978-1-4557-4801-3.</ref> There is a high risk for infection in Asia and the Western pacific region.<ref name="Ferri's Clinical Advisor">Ferri, Fred (2017). "Chapter:Ascariasis". Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2017. Elsevier. pp. 117–117. ISBN 978-0-3232-8048-8.</ref> In the US, the majority of the infection occur in the rural southeastern part of the country and it is often associated with poor sanitation.<ref name="Ferri's Clinical Advisor">Ferri, Fred (2017). "Chapter:Ascariasis". Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2017. Elsevier. pp. 117–117. ISBN 978-0-3232-8048-8.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 27 February 2017
|
Ascariasis Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Ascariasis epidemiology and demographics On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Ascariasis epidemiology and demographics |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Ascariasis epidemiology and demographics |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fatimo Biobaku M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
Ascariasis occur globally and it is the most common helminthic infection of humans.[1] Ascariasis affects at least 1 billion people worldwide and about 4 million people in the United States.[2]
Age
Ascariasis occur in all age groups but it is more common in the pediatric age group (ages 2-10 years).[2]
Sex
Males and females are equally affected.
Race
Ascariasis is three times more common in African-Americans compared to Caucasians.[2]
Geographic Distribution
Ascariasis occurs worldwide although it is more common in tropical regions of the world compared to the temperate regions (the environmental conditions are optimal for the development of the eggs in the soil).[1][3] There is a high risk for infection in Asia and the Western pacific region.[2] In the US, the majority of the infection occur in the rural southeastern part of the country and it is often associated with poor sanitation.[2]
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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Ferri, Fred (2017). "Chapter:Ascariasis". Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2017. Elsevier. pp. 117–117. ISBN 978-0-3232-8048-8.
- ↑ Durand, Marlene (2015). "Chapter 288:Intestinal Nematodes (Roundworms)". Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases Updated Edition, Eighth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 3199–3207. ISBN 978-1-4557-4801-3.