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Ascariasis risk factors
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The risk factors for ascariasis are often associated with poor sanitary conditions and environmental fecal contamination.[1]
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Risk factors for ascariasis include:[1][2][3]
- Poor socioeconomic conditions
- Use of human feces as fertilizer
- Lack of hand washing
- Eating unwashed fruits and vegetables
- Environmental contamination with feces
Risk factors for Biliary ascariasis include:[4]
- Prior cholecystectomy
- Residence in endemic countries
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kliegman, Robert; Stanton, Bonita; St. Geme, Joseph; Schor, Nina (2016). “Chapter 291:Ascariasis (Ascaris lumbricoides)”. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Twentieth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 1733–1734. ISBN 978-1-4557-7566-8.
- ↑ Al-Mekhlafi AM, Abdul-Ghani R, Al-Eryani SM, Saif-Ali R, Mahdy MA (2016). “School-based prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors in rural communities of Sana’a, Yemen”. Acta Trop. 163: 135–41. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.08.009. PMID 27515811.
- ↑ Nwalorzie C, Onyenakazi SC, Ogwu SO, Okafor AN (2015). “PREDICTORS OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHIC INFECTIONS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GWAGWALADA, ABUJA, NIGERIA”. Niger J Med. 24 (3): 233–41. PMID 27487594.
- ↑ Singh D, Yang S, Cappell MS (2016). “Biliary Ascariasis Diagnosed and Extracted by ERCP in the United States”. ACG Case Rep J. 3 (4): e188. doi:10.14309/crj.2016.161. PMC 5226187. PMID 28119939.
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