Whipworm infection risk factors
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Overview
Risk factors predisposing patients for the development of whip worm infection include: Low socio-economic status, low levels of education, poor sanitation and poor hygiene.
Risk Factors
The following risk factors predispose patients for whip worm infection:[1][2]
- Low socio-economic status[1]
- Low levels of education
- Poor sanitation
- Proximity to water sources
- Co-infection of A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura can occur in:
- Students
- Ffishermen
- Farmers
- Housewives
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.