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==Overview==
==Overview==
There are no established risk factors for Loffler syndrome itself. Nevertheless, it has been shown that Indians, children, people live in tropical areas are at increased risk for developing loffler syndrome. Common risk factors in the development of helminthic disorders such as ascariasis are often associated with poor sanitary conditions and environmental fecal contamination. Poor socioeconomic conditions, use of human feces as fertilizer, lack of hand washing, eating unwashed fruits and vegetables, environmental contamination with feces are among known conditions which were correlated to ascariasis. Common risk factors in the development of hookworms are bare foot walking  
There are no established risk factors for Loffler syndrome itself. Nevertheless, it has been shown that Indians, children, people live in tropical areas are at increased risk for developing loffler syndrome. Common risk factors in the development of helminthic disorders such as ascariasis are often associated with poor sanitary conditions and environmental fecal contamination. Poor socioeconomic conditions, use of human feces as fertilizer, lack of hand washing, eating unwashed fruits and vegetables, environmental contamination with feces are among known conditions which were correlated to ascariasis. Common risk factors in the development of hookworms are bare foot walking . Common risk factors in the development of strongyloidiasis include:<ref name="pmid17042927">{{cite journal |vauthors=Evering T, Weiss LM |title=The immunology of parasite infections in immunocompromised hosts |journal=Parasite Immunol. |volume=28 |issue=11 |pages=549–65 |year=2006 |pmid=17042927 |pmc=3109637 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-3024.2006.00886.x |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid26925367">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ostera G, Blum J |title=Strongyloidiasis: Risk and Healthcare Access for Latin American Immigrants Living in the United States |journal=Curr Trop Med Rep |volume=3 |issue= |pages=1–3 |year=2016 |pmid=26925367 |pmc=4757600 |doi=10.1007/s40475-016-0065-3 |url=}}</ref>
Occupations that increase contact with contaminated soil such as farming and coal mining
[[Human T-lymphotropic virus|Human T-cell lymphotropic virus]]-1 ([[HTLV-1|HTLV]]-1) infection
[[Immunosuppressive therapy]] with [[corticosteroids]] and other medications,
[[Immune reconstitution syndrome]]
Hematologic malignancies ([[lymphoma]])
[[Tuberculosis]]
[[Malnutrition]]
[[Diabetes mellitus]], [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] ([[COPD]]), [[renal failure|chronic renal failure]].
Living in endemic regions.
[[Alcoholism|Alcoholics]]
Travelers, immigrants


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* Eating unwashed fruits and vegetables
* Eating unwashed fruits and vegetables
* Environmental contamination with feces
* Environmental contamination with feces
Common risk factors in the development of strongyloidiasis include:<ref name="pmid17042927">{{cite journal |vauthors=Evering T, Weiss LM |title=The immunology of parasite infections in immunocompromised hosts |journal=Parasite Immunol. |volume=28 |issue=11 |pages=549–65 |year=2006 |pmid=17042927 |pmc=3109637 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-3024.2006.00886.x |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid26925367">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ostera G, Blum J |title=Strongyloidiasis: Risk and Healthcare Access for Latin American Immigrants Living in the United States |journal=Curr Trop Med Rep |volume=3 |issue= |pages=1–3 |year=2016 |pmid=26925367 |pmc=4757600 |doi=10.1007/s40475-016-0065-3 |url=}}</ref>
*Occupations that increase contact with contaminated soil such as farming and coal mining
*[[Human T-lymphotropic virus|Human T-cell lymphotropic virus]]-1 ([[HTLV-1|HTLV]]-1) infection
*[[Immunosuppressive therapy]] with [[corticosteroids]] and other medications,
*[[Immune reconstitution syndrome]]
*Hematologic malignancies ([[lymphoma]])
*[[Tuberculosis]]
*[[Malnutrition]]
*[[Diabetes mellitus]], [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] ([[COPD]]), [[renal failure|chronic renal failure]].
*Living in endemic regions.
*[[Alcoholism|Alcoholics]]
*Travelers, immigrants
==References==
==References==
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{{reflist|2}}

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Overview

There are no established risk factors for Loffler syndrome itself. Nevertheless, it has been shown that Indians, children, people live in tropical areas are at increased risk for developing loffler syndrome. Common risk factors in the development of helminthic disorders such as ascariasis are often associated with poor sanitary conditions and environmental fecal contamination. Poor socioeconomic conditions, use of human feces as fertilizer, lack of hand washing, eating unwashed fruits and vegetables, environmental contamination with feces are among known conditions which were correlated to ascariasis. Common risk factors in the development of hookworms are bare foot walking . Common risk factors in the development of strongyloidiasis include:[1][2] Occupations that increase contact with contaminated soil such as farming and coal mining Human T-cell lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1) infection Immunosuppressive therapy with corticosteroids and other medications, Immune reconstitution syndrome Hematologic malignancies (lymphoma) Tuberculosis Malnutrition Diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic renal failure. Living in endemic regions. Alcoholics Travelers, immigrants

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The most potent risk factor in the development of [disease name] is [risk factor 1]. Other risk factors include [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].

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Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] include [risk factor 1], [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].

OR

Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] may be occupational, environmental, genetic, and viral.

Risk Factors

There are no established risk factors for [disease name].

OR

The most potent risk factor in the development of [disease name] is [risk factor 1]. Other risk factors include [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].

OR

Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] include [risk factor 1], [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].

Common Risk Factors

  • Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] may be occupational, environmental, genetic, and viral.
  • Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] include:
    • [Risk factor 1]
    • [Risk factor 2]
    • [Risk factor 3]

Less Common Risk Factors

  • Less common risk factors in the development of [disease name] include:
    • [Risk factor 1]
    • [Risk factor 2]
    • [Risk factor 3]

The risk factors for ascariasis are often associated with poor sanitary conditions and environmental fecal contamination. Risk factors for ascariasis include:[3][4][5]

  • Poor socioeconomic conditions
  • Use of human feces as fertilizer
  • Lack of hand washing
  • Eating unwashed fruits and vegetables
  • Environmental contamination with feces

Common risk factors in the development of strongyloidiasis include:[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Evering T, Weiss LM (2006). "The immunology of parasite infections in immunocompromised hosts". Parasite Immunol. 28 (11): 549–65. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3024.2006.00886.x. PMC 3109637. PMID 17042927.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ostera G, Blum J (2016). "Strongyloidiasis: Risk and Healthcare Access for Latin American Immigrants Living in the United States". Curr Trop Med Rep. 3: 1–3. doi:10.1007/s40475-016-0065-3. PMC 4757600. PMID 26925367.
  3. Kliegman, Robert; Stanton, Bonita; St. Geme, Joseph; Schor, Nina (2016). "Chapter 291:Ascariasis (Ascaris lumbricoides)". Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Twentieth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 1733–1734. ISBN 978-1-4557-7566-8.
  4. Al-Mekhlafi AM, Abdul-Ghani R, Al-Eryani SM, Saif-Ali R, Mahdy MA (2016). "School-based prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors in rural communities of Sana'a, Yemen". Acta Trop. 163: 135–41. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.08.009. PMID 27515811.
  5. Nwalorzie C, Onyenakazi SC, Ogwu SO, Okafor AN (2015). "PREDICTORS OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHIC INFECTIONS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GWAGWALADA, ABUJA, NIGERIA". Niger J Med. 24 (3): 233–41. PMID 27487594.

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