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Yes, a hookworm is a parasite that sucks blood via the tissue of an intestine it infects.
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Is hookworm a parasite?
Yes, it is a parasite.
Hookworm a parasite?
yes hookworms are parasite
What kind of parasite hookworm?
Hookworm is endoparasites. From: Micol Colico :)
What is a hookworm's diet?
Since a hookworm is a parasite, it's main nutrition value comes from the blood it sucks from the animal it infected, called a host.
Is a fireworm a parasite?
it is not.
Why are hookworms and tapeworms are classified as parasite?
A hookworm and a tapeworm are classified as parasites because they need a host to survive(get nutrients and energy)
Example of endoparasite?
causes disease A parasite living inside the body of a host, such as heartworm. -Dyplidium -Isospora -Microfilaria -Taenia -Trichuris -Giardia -Anyclostoma -Toxoplasma
What symmetry is the hookworm in?
Is a hookworm radial
What is the most disgusting parasite?
The most disgusting parasite would have to be the hookworm. mostly because The eggs will hatch within about a week and grow into larvae which can live for close to a month within the soil of the earth or the feces which bore them. the worm will attach itself to the intestinal wall and begin feeding on the host's blood. If left undetected and untreated the hookworm can reproduce resulting in a serious intestinal infestation. it could lead to horrible things such as anemia, extreme abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, fatigue
How do you use the word hookworm in a sentence?
The doctor administered a hookworm prevention shot.
How do hookworm larvae cause an itch?
Itching also may be caused when any of the family of hookworm larvae penetrate the skin. This includes swimmer's itch and creeping eruption caused by cat or dog hookworm, and ground itch caused by the "true" hookworm.
Which phylum of worms has a false coelom and a complete digestive tract?
aschelminthes
