Strongyloidiasis — The Worm That Never Leaves
From Synapse: The Australian GP Studycast by Mukul Modgil
May 3, 2026 · 23 min · Season 2 · Episode 21
About this episode
This episode discusses Strongyloides stercoralis, a soil-transmitted worm that can persist in humans for decades and become lethal when immunity drops.
Send us Fan Mail It's been 40 years since your patient worked on a farm in rural Southeast Asia. They feel fine. You're about to start them on prednisolone. Should you pause? In this episode of Synapse Clinical, we unpack Strongyloides stercoralis — the soil-transmitted worm with a unique trick: it can complete its entire life cycle inside the human host, persisting silently for decades, then turning lethal the moment immunity drops. We cover everything a GP needs to know: who to screen and w...
People in this episode
Host: Mukul Modgil
Topics covered
- Strongyloidiasis
- Strongyloides stercoralis
- soil-transmitted worms
- human host
- immunity
- general practice
Keywords
- Strongyloidiasis
- Strongyloides stercoralis
- prednisolone
- soil-transmitted worm
- human host
- immunity
- general practice
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Strongyloides stercoralis
Places: Southeast Asia
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