Noun
strongyloidiasis (countable and uncountable, plural strongyloidiases)
(medicine, pathology) infection by roundworms of the superfamily Strongyloidea
Autoinfection makes strongyloidiasis due to S. stercoralis an infection with several unusual features. Source: Internet
It is pathognomonic for autoinfective larvae and can be used as a diagnostic criterion for strongyloidiasis due to S. stercoralis. Source: Internet
Because strongyloidiasis is transmittable by textiles, such as bedclothes and clothing, care must be taken never to use hotel bed sheets in endemic areas. Source: Internet
Knowledge of the geographic distribution of strongyloidiasis is of significance to travelers who may acquire the parasite during their stays in endemic areas. Source: Internet