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Once established within the intestine, the adult worms can cause abdominal pain, decreased appetite, diarrhea, and weight loss. Most importantly, the worms suck between 0.03-0.2 ml of blood per day
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What has the author George Dock written?
George Dock has written: 'Hookworm disease' -- subject(s): Hookworm disease
What is hookworm disease?
Hookworm disease is an illness caused by one of two types of S-shaped worms that infect the intestine of humans (the worm's host).
What has the author Bailey K Ashford written?
Bailey K. Ashford has written: 'Uncinariasis (Hookworm disease) in Porto Rico' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Anemia, Hookworm disease, Medical Statistics, Medical statistics, Hookworm Infections
What are possible complications of hookworm disease?
hildren are particularly harmed by such anemia, and can suffer from heart problems, mental retardation, slowed growth, and delayed sexual development. In infants, hookworm disease can be deadly
Diseases caused by worms?
Many diseases can be caused by parasitic worms. Trichinosis and intestinal diseases can be caused by the roundworm. Hookworm and whip worm disease are caused by the Hookworm.
What do you do for your dog when the Veterinarian has determined it has Lyme Disease and Hookworm?
Follow the advice of the vet that determined the diseases.
What are the diseases caused by the helmenthics?
Ascariasis, bilharziasis, filariasis,hookworm and trichinosis are common forms of the disease.
How does a hookworm harm you?
An estimated 576-740 million people in the world are infected with hookworm. Some infected people experience gastrointestinal symptoms, especially if they are infected for the first time. The most serious effects of hookworm infection are blood loss leading to anemia and protein loss.
What has the author Benjamin Earle Washburn written?
Benjamin Earle Washburn has written: 'A history of the North Carolina State Board of Health, 1877-1925' -- subject(s): North Carolina, North Carolina. Board of Health, Public Health, North Carolina. State Board of Health, History 'The hookworm campaign in Alamance County, North Carolina' -- subject(s): Hookworm disease, Sanitation 'The hookworm campaign in Alamance County, North Carolina' -- subject(s): Hookworm disease, Sanitation
What may be done to reduce the likelihood of hookworm disease?
improving sanitation and avoiding contact with soil in areas with high rates of hookworm infection. Children should be required to wear shoes when playing outside in such areas,
What symmetry is the hookworm in?
Is a hookworm radial
What is the medical term for return of disease symptoms?
Relapse is the medical term meaning the return of symptoms of disease. For instance, some people with multiple sclerosis have a relapsing/remitting pattern of disease, with periods of symptoms interspersed with periods of no symptoms.
