24 июн. 2021 г. · Hookworm disease is an infection caused by a parasite. The parasite enters through your skin, often when you walk barefoot.Symptoms and Causes · Diagnosis and Tests · Management and Treatment
Can hookworms kill you?
Hookworms infected about 428 million people in 2015. Heavy infections can occur in both children and adults, but are less common in adults. They are rarely fatal. Hookworm infection is a soil-transmitted helminthiasis and classified as a neglected tropical disease.
How long can you live with hookworms?
The larvae follow the digestive tract into the small intestine, where they attach to the walls, grow and mature. Fertilized eggs leave your body in your stool to infect another host. The whole process can take two to three months. The worms can live in your body for two years or more.
Can you live with hookworms?
However, wherever humans and animals live together, including pets, infection is possible. There are different species of hookworm. The ones that infect humans include the Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus.
How serious is hookworm in humans?
The most serious effects of hookworm infection are blood loss leading to anemia, in addition to protein loss. Hookworm infections are treatable with medication prescribed by your health care provider.
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