Strongyloides stercoralis
Strongyloides stercoralis
Parasitología
Protozoos
Gusanos
Diphyllobothrium latum
Echinococcus granulosus (Hydatid disease)
Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus
Angiostrongylus (Eosinophilic meningitis)
Anisakis
Ascaris lumbricoides
Enterobius vermicularis (Pinworm)
Guinea worm (Dracunculiasis)
Loa loa (Eye worm)
Onchocerca volvulus (River blindness)
Strongyloides stercoralis
Toxocara canis (Visceral larva migrans)
Trichinella spiralis
Trichuris trichiura (Whipworm)
Wuchereria bancrofti (Lymphatic filariasis)
Clonorchis sinensis
Paragonimus westermani
Schistosomes
Aspectos destacados
en inglés
Strongyloides stercoralis, also known as threadworm, is a human pathogenic parasitic nematode (roundworm) causing the disease strongyloidiasis. The adult parasitic stage lives in tunnels in the mucosa of the small intestine and is contracted from larvae in the soil that penetrate the skin. Symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, and peptic ulcer-like pain epigastric pain. Treatment usually consists of a combination of medications, such as ivermectin and benzimidazoles.