Sanitation at rural households Traditionally, Chinese households collect human waste and transport it to the fields for direct use as fertilizer, often without further treatment. Most people become infected with hookworm larvae when they work on these contaminated soils [38]. 24 сент. 2009 г.
Where is hookworm infection most common?
Hookworm disease affects children and adults. It is most common in warm, humid and tropical locations. It's especially common in places lacking indoor sanitation.
What is the most common way to get hookworm?
Hookworm infection is transmitted primarily by walking barefoot on contaminated soil. One kind of hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale)can also be transmitted through the ingestion of larvae.
Are parasites common in China?
The high prevalence of parasitic diseases leads to millions of deaths and disabilities each year in developing countries. China has also been greatly affected by parasitic infections, including filariasis, leishmaniasis, malaria, schistosomiasis, and soil-transmitted nematodosis.
What countries have hookworms?
There are two major species of hookworm that cause human infection: Ancylostoma duodenale (in Mediterranean countries, Iran, India, Pakistan, and the Far East) and Necator americanus (in North and South America, Central Africa, Indonesia, islands of the South Pacific, and parts of India).
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