Strongyloides stercoralis and strongyloidiasis
10.3969/cjz.j.issn.1002-2694.2014.12.018
- VernacularTitle:粪类圆线虫及粪类圆线虫病研究概况
- Author:
Yanmei GUO
;
Weiqin ZHANG
;
Yanqiong LI
;
Benjiang ZHOU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Strongyloides stercoralis;
strongyloidiasis;
epidemiology;
immunology
- From:
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses
2014;(12):1257-1261,1266
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ABSTRACT:Strongyloides stercoralis is an opportunistic parasitic nematode ,whose larvae can invade the lung ,brain ,liv‐er ,kidney and other organs of hosts and cause strongyloidiasis .The infection opportunity of strongyloidiasis increased with raised living standard ,changed lifestyle and family pets .So far ,the relevant domestic researches of strongyloidiasis are limited in case reports and epidemiological investigation ,but researches involving biological characteristics ,immune phenomenon and protective immune response in humans are still very little .Based on the references ,this review summarizes recent findings in morphology ,life cycle ,pathogenicity ,epidemiology ,immunology ,diagnosis and prevention of S .stercoralis for raising the awareness of strongyloidiasis .