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What happens if hookworm goes untreated?
Hookworms feed on blood in your intestines. An untreated, severe infection results in blood loss. Blood loss can lead to anemia and protein deficiency. Severe anemia can cause dizziness, fatigue, muscle cramps, shortness of breath and chest pain.
Are hookworms life threatening?
A large number of hookworms can cause inflammation in the dog's intestine, as well as a life-threatening decrease in the number of red bloods cells (called anemia).
What to do if you think you have hookworms?
Common drugs for intestinal hookworm include albendazole, mebendazole, and pyrantel pamoate. To treat infection by hookworm larvae, you can put the drug thiabendazole on your skin or take a medicine like albendazole or ivermectin by mouth. Supplements. Iron supplements can treat anemia from the infection.
How long can hookworms live in humans?
Hookworms live in the human intestine on average from 1-3 years for A. duodenale and 3-10 years for N. americanus (Hoagland and Schad, 1978), with a maximum life-span of 18 years (Beaver, 1988). Hookworm eggs exit the body in faeces.
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