Symptoms of hookworm disease

Update Date: 2022-09-16 Source: Network

summary

Hookworm disease refers to the disease caused by hookworm (including duodenal groove mouth nematode and American groove mouth nematode) parasitic in the small intestine. The cause of the disease is that the human body is in contact with the hookworm in the infection period, and the hookworm enters the human body through the human skin. So, do you know the main clinical symptoms? I have a friend who suffered from this disease. His symptoms include anemia, gastrointestinal dysfunction, malnutrition and so on. Of course, there are more serious is to lead to the development of children and heart dysfunction. Now let's introduce it.

Symptoms of hookworm disease

First of all, anemia: if you get hookworm disease and have severe infection, you will generally have anemia symptoms within 3-5 months, which can be manifested as palpitations, shortness of breath, frequent dizziness in the head, tinnitus in the ears, etc. If the long-term severe anemia may cause heart and other parts of the disease.

Secondly, gastrointestinal symptoms: got hookworm disease will appear gastrointestinal dysfunction symptoms, often manifested as: in 1-2 months after the infection of the disease appear abdominal pain or discomfort, there will be loss of appetite, diarrhea, feeling no strength and gradually wasting and other symptoms.

And then, hookworm like dermatitis: when the infective larvae enter the skin, they will make the skin feel like acupuncture, itching, or burning. At this time, the skin will slowly appear small spots or papules with blood, but it will heal itself in three or five days.

matters needing attention

For hookworm disease, we must early prevention, to do: pay attention to the harmless treatment of feces, do not apply fresh fertilizer, do not eat unclean vegetables, in order to cut off the way of infection; Then, when working in a polluted environment, you can apply drugs on your body to protect vulnerable people; There is a high incidence of hookworm disease is to do timely inspection, good management of infectious people or animals.