Hookworm
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Representative species | Ancylostoma duodenale |
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Necator americanus | |
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ID | 1216994 |
About Hookworm
Hookworms are intestinal, blood-feeding, parasitic roundworms that cause types of infection known as helminthiases. In humans, hookworm infections are caused by two main species of roundworm belonging to the genera Ancylostoma and Necator. In other animals the main parasites are species of Ancylostoma.