WHAT IS IT?
Strongyloides stercoralis is a nematode (roundworm) parasite.
![Larvae of ss seen on an unstained wet mount (source)](http://www.stepwards.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/S_stercoralis_filariform_BAM1.jpg)
Larvae can be seen under microscopic analysis of stool samples (O&P)
TRANSMISSION
Cutaneous infection larvae in soil will penetrate the skin and infect the human host.
CONDITIONS CAUSED
Strongyloidiasis: this is a intestinal infection characterized by vomiting, diarrhea, epigastric pain
TREATMENT
Ivermectin or bendazoles
OTHER HY FACTS
Page Updated: 06.25.2016