Strongyloidiasis risk factors
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Strongyloides is found more frequently in the socioeconomically disadvantaged, institutionalized populations, and in rural areas. Activities that increase contact with the soil increase the risk of becoming infected, such as walking with bare feet or contact with human waste or sewage. Occupations that increase contact with contaminated soil such as farming and coal mining, and a history of infection with Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus-1 (HTLV-1) also increase the risk of infection.[1][2]
Risk factors
Strongyloides is found more frequently among the socioeconomically disadvantaged and institutionalized populations and in rural areas. It is often associated with agricultural activities. The most common way of becoming infected with Strongyloides is by contacting soil that is contaminated with Strongyloides larvae. Therefore, activities that increase contact with the soil increase the risk of infection, such as:[1]
- Walking with bare feet
- Contact with human waste or sewage
- Occupations that increase contact with contaminated soil such as farming and coal mining
- Association with Strongyloides and infection with Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus-1 (HTLV-1)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ostera G, Blum J (2016). "Strongyloidiasis: Risk and Healthcare Access for Latin American Immigrants Living in the United States". Curr Trop Med Rep. 3: 1–3. doi:10.1007/s40475-016-0065-3. PMC 4757600. PMID 26925367.
- ↑ "CDC - Strongyloides - Epidemiology & Risk Factors".