STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS

Course overview

DESPITE ITS ABILITY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING DISEASE, STRONGYLOIDIASIS IS ONE OF THE MOST NEGLECTED OF THE SO-CALLED NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES. STRONGYLOIDES INFECTION CAN LAST THE HOST'S LIFETIME DUE TO ITS AUTOINFECTIVE LIFE CYCLE. MANIFESTATIONS OF INFECTION CAN RANGE FROM ASYMPTOMATIC TO LIFE-THREATENIN. THIS ACTIVITY EXAMINES THE PATHOGENESIS, DISEASE MANIFESTATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT OF STRONGYLOIDIASIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR INFECTED PATIENTS.