strongyloidiasis
noun
stron·gy·loi·di·a·sis
ˌsträn-jə-ˌlȯi-ˈdī-ə-səs 
variants
or less commonly strongyloidosis
: infestation with or disease caused by any of a genus (Strongyloides) of strongyles that parasitize especially the intestines of vertebrates including humans
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The types of infections often seen in Texas and Gulf Coast areas include extrapulmonary and latent tuberculosis, strongyloidiasis, Chagas disease, and schistosomiasis.
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Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2023
Doctors have prescribed ivermectin for humans to treat parasitic worm diseases like intestinal strongyloidiasis and onchocerciasis.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2021
Ivermectin has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat river blindness, intestinal strongyloidiasis, head lice and rosacea in humans.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2021
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Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2023
Doctors have prescribed ivermectin for humans to treat parasitic worm diseases like intestinal strongyloidiasis and onchocerciasis.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2021
Ivermectin has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat river blindness, intestinal strongyloidiasis, head lice and rosacea in humans.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2021
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“Strongyloidiasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strongyloidiasis. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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strongyloidiasis
noun
stron·gy·loi·di·a·sis
-ˌlȯi-ˈdī-ə-səs
plural strongyloidiases
-ə-ˌsēz
: infestation with or disease caused by nematodes of the genus Strongyloides
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