What to know about hookworms, a nasty intestinal parasite that can affect humans and animals alike. ... More specifically, hookworm eggs are usually spread through an infected person’s feces.

Here’s how to get attention for your research paper: drop an S-bomb in the title. A paper published this week in the journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases examines parasitic hookworm egg ...

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 ...

Live Hookworms Discovered in Woman's Intestine During Scan A 75-year-old woman, who has since recovered, didn’t have the gastrointestinal bleeding that usually accompanies the infection By ...

Last week, a Tennessee teenager made headlines after he became infected with hookworms after being buried in the sand by friends while visiting a Florida beach. After the outing, Michael Dumas, a ...

Canine hookworms cause anemia, diarrhea and malnutrition in dogs, which can be fatal. Infected dogs also leave hookworm eggs in their feces, which then hatch out into the environment and can ...

A number of drugs are currently used to treat hookworms, one of the most common helminths to infect humans, but many worry that prolonged use of the drugs could lead to drug-resistant worms.

He then infected himself and sold hookworms over the internet. ... with females laying up to 30,000 eggs per day — up to 50 million eggs during a lifetime — which pass out in feces.

When those animals go to their bathroom, sometimes, their feces contains hookworm eggs. When a human steps on, sits on or touches that soil, the larva can burrow into the skin or can ingest them.

A visit to Pompano Beach left a Tennessee teen with an unwanted souvenir, according to his mother — hookworm. Kelli Mulhollen Dumas took to Facebook to warn other parents of the dangers of being ...

Last week, a Tennessee teenager made headlines after he became infected with hookworms after being buried in the sand by friends while visiting a Florida beach. After the outing, Michael Dumas, a ...