What is hookworm disease

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Hookworm disease is mainly due to the emergence of parasites in the small intestine caused by the disease, the harm is still considerable. Only when we know the characteristics of this disease, can we solve it better. Let's see what hookworm disease is.

What is hookworm disease

First of all, hookworm disease is caused by hookworm parasitizing human small intestine. Anemia, malnutrition and gastrointestinal dysfunction are the main clinical manifestations. Severe cases can lead to developmental disorders and cardiac insufficiency. After the discovery of similar diseases, timely treatment is very important.

Secondly, hookworm parasitic on human body is mainly hookworm duodenalis or lamellae americana. Occasionally, there are hookworm of Ceylon and hookworm of dog. Although the infected larvae of Caenorhabditis brasiliensis can invade the human body, they can not develop into adults.

Finally: hookworm disease is caused by hookworm parasitizing human small intestine. The life cycle of the two hookworm species is the same. After the eggs are excreted with feces, they hatch into rod-shaped larvae in 1-2 days in warm and humid soil, and then turn into slender filamentous larvae in 5-8 days. After the filariae penetrated into the human skin, it reached the lung with the blood flow, then crawled along the respiratory tract to the epiglottis and was swallowed into the digestive tract. The larvae absorbed on the small intestine and developed into adults, sucking blood for a long time. The life span of adults is 2-10 years.

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We know hookworm disease, mainly to better deal with, especially to know its typical symptoms, in the discovery of abnormal conditions, timely treatment, to avoid more serious consequences.