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Where are hookworm larvae found?

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Created: 2022-06-05 08:42:12

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Hookworm larvae are found in human feces and transmitted to humans from contaminated soil through the skin, usually due to walking barefoot, or by accidentally ingesting contaminated soil. 3 апр. 2012 г.


Where do hookworm larvae live?

Hookworms live in the small intestine. Hookworm eggs are passed in the feces of an infected person. If the infected person defecates outside (near bushes, in a garden, or field) or if the feces of an infected person are used as fertilizer, eggs are deposited on soil.

Where do hookworms hatch?

Eggs are passed in the stool , and under favorable conditions (moisture, warmth, shade), larvae hatch in 1 to 2 days. The released rhabditiform larvae grow in the feces and/or the soil , and after 5 to 10 days (and two molts) they become filariform (third-stage) larvae that are infective .

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