Many people with threadworm infection do not have any symptoms, as for me it’s quite a bit alarming

since they can still pass out eggs which can then infect other people. For some instances if one member
of a household is infected, it is common for others also to be infected. So the reason of choosing
threadworm as the topic for my “MOTD” is that to give knowledge and information as to what
threadworm is, as to how serious this parasitic worm can harm and cause infections to people
particularly young children’s. Though, threadworms are nothing to get bummed out about since they’re
surprisingly common and can be treated, a serious case of parasitism can be dangerous to your health.

Strongyloides stercoralis is a human pathogenic parasitic roundworm causing the disease

strongyloidiasis. Its common name in the US is threadworm. In the UK and Australia, however, the term
threadworm can also refer to nematodes of the genus Enterobius, otherwise known as pinworms.

The Strongyloides stercoralis nematode can parasitize humans. The adult parasitic stage lives in tunnels
in the mucosa of the small intestine. The genus Strongyloides contains 53 species, and S. stercoralis is
the type species. S. stercoralis has been reported in other mammals, including cats and dogs. However,
it seems that the species in dogs is typically not S. stercoralis, but the related species S. canis. Non-
human primates are more commonly infected with S. fuelleborni and S. cebus, although S. stercoralis
has been reported in captive primates. Other species of Strongyloides that are naturally parasitic in
humans, but with restricted distributions, are S. fuelleborni in central Africa and S. kellyi in Papua New
Guinea.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Nematoda

Class: Chromadorea

Order: Rhabditida

Family: Strongylidae

Genus: Strongyloides

Species: S. stercoralis

Threadworms, also called pinworms, are tiny parasites that grow to about 1cm in length and look like
tiny pieces of white thread. They live in the intestines.

Nematodes are bilaterally symmetrical, elongate, and usually tapered at both ends.

They’re called threadworms because they look like pieces of white cotton.