Ancylostomiasis

Hookworm disease (Ancylostomiasis) is an invasive disease of the small intestine caused by the parasitic nematode Ancylostoma duodenale.

Ancylostoma duodenale are intestinal helminths from the class of nematodes. They parasitize in the small intestine of humans, feeding on their blood. Female helminths lay eggs in the intestines, which are then released into the environment through feces. In the soil, larvae emerge from the eggs, which, upon contact with human skin, can penetrate his body and migrate to the small intestine, where they mature into adults.

The main symptoms of hookworm infection are abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and anemia. The disease is transmitted through contact with soil contaminated with helminth larvae. People working in agriculture, construction, and mining are at risk.

Diagnosis is based on the detection of helminth eggs in feces. Treatment consists of taking anthelmintic drugs. Prevention is also important, including following personal hygiene rules, washing hands before eating, and using shoes when in contact with soil.

Ankylostromidosis

hookworm disease (ancylostomo- and uncinomycosis) (from the Latin ancylosto - tip, hook tip and Greek, mys - pus; syn.: allobiose anculi lumbriuri - the name given by Finnish parasitologists in 1918; hookworm disease; uncinomycosis) - invasive human diseases, caused by roundworms - hookworms (syn. sundew worm).

Ankylostromosis is a chronic disease accompanied by inflammatory changes in the intestines as a result of the penetration and vital activity of roundworm larvae (nematodes). This parasitic pathology is widespread. Angostomylosis refers