What Is Strongyloidiasis? How To Know If You Are Infected With Strongyloidiasis?

Eel worms are small in size, females and males parasitize in the small intestine of humans. After fertilization, the male worms die and are excreted in the faeces. Female worms can lay eggs without fertilization, a phenomenon called reproduction. The eggs hatch right in the small intestine, producing larvae with a distended esophagus, which are released to continue the development cycle in the environment depending on the conditions of the environment, the larvae will develop in cycles. Indirect submission

. Most infections are mild or asymptomatic. The disease only becomes important when the patient is immunocompromised, especially when the patient is treated with long-term corticoides.
Clinical manifestations of strongyloidiasis
Shabby abdominal pain sometimes aches from area around the navel Digestive disorders Especially the symptoms of diarrhea, such as persistent, unresponsive diarrhea with medications to treat diarrhea can help think about strongyloidiasis.
Tests for diagnosis of strongyloidiasis
a) Find larvae with distended esophagus: by the following methods
Microscopic examination by microscope, can see mobile larvae in the field.



. Need to distinguish the larvae with distended esophagus of Strongyloidiasis stage I larvae of hookworms.
Focus on Baermann technique: this technique is based on the hydrophilic properties and temperature of larvae. Baermann technique when done takes about 3 hours.
Duodenal aspirate is also used to find Strongyloides larvae when needed.
b) Blood test for antibodies to strongyloidiasis
Taking blood samples tested by ELISA to find positive anti-Strongyloides IgG antibodies An increase or decrease in leukocyte counts helps monitor the course of the disease and assess the infection of Strongyloidesiasis
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