Hookworm infection in humans is caused by an infection with the helminth nematode parasites Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale and is transmitted through contact with contaminated soil ...

Hookworm infection is a major neglected tropical disease that causes substantial disability and iron deficiency anaemia in at-risk populations. However, the ability of hookworms to regulate the ...

Hookworm was rampant in the U.S. more than 100 years ago. It thrived in the poor south, where many families could not afford proper outhouses and sewer systems were rare. Sponsor Message.

They received either 20 or 40 microscopic larvae of the human hookworm species Necator americanus; another group took a placebo. A close-up of Nectator americanus , showing the tiny hooks it uses ...

Hookworm, a chronic infection that causes anemia and malnutrition, was once a problem in the U.S. Now, it's a disease of the world's poorest. A small band of scientists are working on a vaccine ...

Hookworm infection can cause anemia and nutritional problems. If you are a child, you may not learn, grow and develop as well as you normally would. If you are an adult, ...

By 1985, hookworm had all but disappeared in the South, thanks to a combination of factors: a rise in cheap but relatively healthy food, an increase in indoor plumbing, Franklin Roosevelt’s New ...

Once a hookworm larva penetrates a person's skin, it can burrow around, leaving a trail-like rash of inflamed skin known as a "creeping eruption," Hotez said. Sometimes, ...

Up to 740 million people worldwide have hookworm infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Hookworm infections, along with whipworm and roundworm infections ...

Hookworm treatment did not cause any decrease in the brain lesions associated with MS, compared with patients who received a placebo, the findings showed. Related.