Strongyloidiasis is primarily an infection of the small bowel by the filarial worm Strongyloides stercoralis (and rarely S. fülleborni) (1).
Transmission of the infection may occur through:
Most infections are asymptomatic however immunosuppressed individuals may suffer gross infection.
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