Strongyloides (redirected from Strongyloides westeri)

Strongyloides /Stron·gy·loi·des/ (stron″jĭ-loi´dēz) a genus of widely distributed nematodes parasitic in the intestine of humans and other mammals. S. stercora´lis is found in the tropics and subtropics and causes strongyloidiasis.

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Stron·gy·loi·des (strnj-loidz)

n.

A genus of small nematode intestinal parasites that includes the species that causes strongyloidiasis in humans.

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Strongyloides

[stron′jiloi′dēz]

Etymology: Gk, strongylos, round, eidos, form

a genus of parasitic intestinal nematode. One species, S. stercoralis, causes strongyloidiasis, a potentially life-threatening infection under certain circumstances.

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Strongyloides

a genus of nematode parasites in the family Strongyloididae, the larvae of which are able to penetrate the intact skin of the host then migrate to the intestine via the bloodstream, lung, trachea and pharynx. Many species are passed from the dam to the young via the milk. See also strongyloidosis.

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Strongyloides avium

found in the ceca and small intestine of fowl, turkey and wild birds.

Strongyloides cati

found in the small intestine of the cat.

Strongyloides felis

in cats.

Strongyloides fuelleborni

found in the small intestine of primates.

Strongyloides papillosus

found in the small intestine of ruminants and rabbits.

Strongyloides planiceps

in cats.

Strongyloides procyonis

found in raccoons.

Strongyloides ransomi

found in the small intestine of pigs.

Strongyloides ratti

found in rats.

Strongyloides simiae

see S. fuelleborni (above).

Strongyloides stercoralis

a species found in the intestine of humans and other mammals, primarily in the tropics and subtropics, usually causing diarrhea and intestinal ulceration.

Strongyloides tumefaciens

associated with tumors of the large intestine of cats.

Strongyloides venezuelensis

found in rats.

Strongyloides westeri

found in the small intestine of horse, pig and zebra.