What causes hookworm?

Anonymous

∙ 11y ago

Updated: 8/17/2019

Hookworm is caused by ingesting roundworm eggs. It is most commonly contracted by dirt contaminated by feces. Larvae enters your skin and then travels through your bloodstream and then enter your lungs. About 576 to 740 million people worldwide are infected with hookworm.

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∙ 11y ago

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What worm that causes anemia?

Hookworm

What symmetry is the hookworm in?

Is a hookworm radial

What kind of parasite hookworm?

Hookworm is endoparasites. From: Micol Colico :)

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.

Is hookworm parasite?

Yes, a hookworm is a parasite that sucks blood via the tissue of an intestine it infects.

Which phylum of worms has a false coelom and a complete digestive tract?

aschelminthes

How long hookworm live without food?

well what i found is that a hookworm can live 2 weeks without food.

What has the author George Dock written?

George Dock has written: 'Hookworm disease' -- subject(s): Hookworm disease

How does a hookworm communicate?

IT DOESNT

What is the phylum of the hookworm?

Nematoda

Does a hookworm undergo a metamorphosis?

No.