Hookworm can spread when a person who has the infection defecates in the soil or when people use human feces on soil as a fertilizer. Feasibility of controlling hookworm infection through preventive. Ancylostoma duodenale and necator americanus, which are maintained in human populations. Treatment for hookworm infections aims to get rid of the parasites, improve nutrition, and treat complications from anemia. Abstract hookworm infection is a major public health problem that threatens about 500 million people throughout tropical areas of the world. Indeed, hookworm infection, of which necator americanus infection is the predominant human disease, has had a major influence on human history. Pdf hookworm infection, a global problem of human, is caused by both ancylostoma duodenale and necator americanus. Changes in duodenal tissueassociated microbiota following hookworm infection and consecutive gluten challenges in. These parasites are considered as important blood feeding nematodes.
Adult hookworms survive for many years in the host. Once these larvae get into human skin, they dont mature into adults. Changes in duodenal tissueassociated microbiota following. Hookworms the center for food security and public health.
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