I believe hookworms feed off of the iron in your body, so if you don't get it treated it could eventually kill you.
^Is correct by saying hookworms feed off iron in your blood. Hookworms almost never kill people, because humans will feel weak, see a doctor about it, and get if fixed before it kills you.
The organism that provides food for a parasite is known as the host. The parasite relies on the host for nutrients and a place to live. This relationship is often harmful to the host, as the parasite benefits at the host's expense.
... a parasite.
A hookworm belongs to the Phylum Nematoda, which includes roundworms.
i guess its roundworm, not sure, so re-check and confirm.
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Yes, it is a parasite.
Yes, a hookworm is a parasite that sucks blood via the tissue of an intestine it infects.
yes hookworms are parasite
Hookworm is endoparasites. From: Micol Colico :)
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.
it is not.
A hookworm and a tapeworm are classified as parasites because they need a host to survive(get nutrients and energy)
Is a hookworm radial
The rifum-maxis-taridim is similar to a wood termite. Unlike wood termites, these parasites cannot use wood for sustenance. Instead the rifum-maxis-taridim also known as the foot tick, burrows through the skin to get to the bone marrow which it desperately needs to survie
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
The doctor administered a hookworm prevention shot.
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.