Current scenario of dwarf threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis infections in Southern Rajasthan, a systemic review

  • Dr. Upasana Bhumbla Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Dr. Aditi Kothari 2nd year. Postgraduate, Department of Microbiology, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Dr. Jatin Rao 2nd year. Postgraduate, Department of Microbiology, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Dr. A.S. Dalal Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17511/jopm.2020.i01.19
Keywords: Strongyloides stercoralis, Filariform, Rhabditiform

Abstract

Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode in humans. It is estimated that tens of millions people are infected worldwide, although no precise estimate is available. Although most infected individuals are asymptomatic, S. stercoralis is capable of transforming into a fulminant fatal illness under certain conditions associated with a compromise of host immunity. Strongyloides stercoralis has a complex biology with two separate life cycles, the freeliving cycle and the parasitic cycle. Filariform larvae in the soil infect the human host by penetration of intact skin to begin the parasitic cycle.

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DOI: 10.17511/jopm.2020.i01.19
Published: 2020-01-22
How to Cite
Bhumbla, U., Kothari, A., Rao, J., & Dalal, A. (2020). Current scenario of dwarf threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis infections in Southern Rajasthan, a systemic review. Tropical Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 6(1), 112-115. https://doi.org/10.17511/jopm.2020.i01.19
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Vol 6 No 1 (2020): JANUARY
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Case Series

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