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Hookworm is a roundworm infestation affecting the small intestine and lungs. The worms are about 1/2 inch long.The disorder is caused by infestation with the roundworms Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale, Ancylostoma ceylanicum, or Ancylost...
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Hookworm disease is an illness caused by one of two types of S-shaped worms that infect the intestine of humans(the worm''s host).Two types of hookworm are responsible for hookworm disease in humans. Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale hav...
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Hookworm infections are caused by intestinal nematodes(roundworms), with most human infections being caused by either Necator americanus or Ancylostoma duodenale. Less frequently, human hookworm infections may be caused by A. ceylanicum or A. cani...
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