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Results 1 - 10 of 35 for hookworms
  1. Hookworm infection 
    Hookworm infection is caused by roundworms. The disease affects the small intestine and lungs. ... The last two types also occur in animals. Hookworm disease is common in the moist tropics and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000629.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Creeping eruption 
    ... is a human infection with dog or cat hookworm larvae (immature worms). ... Hookworm eggs are found in the stool of infected dogs and cats. When the eggs hatch, the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001454.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Zoonotic Hookworm FAQs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Parasites, Zoonotic Hookworm, Zoonotic hookworms, lives in animals, transmitted to humans, Dogs, cats, infected, hookworm species, including Ancylostoma brazilense, A. caninum, ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/zoonotichookworm/gen_info/faqs.html - External Health Links
  4. Hookworm - mouth of the organism (image) 
    This photograph shows the front section of the hookworm, and the mouth parts which it uses to ... blood for nourishment, are visible. Three species of hookworm cause infection in the United States, including this ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1001.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Hookworm - close-up of the organism (image) 
    This is the mouth part of the hookworm Ancylostoma duodenale . The hookworm uses sharp, curved cutting plates to attach to the lining of the intestine where it sucks blood for nourishment. ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1002.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Hookworm egg (image) 
    This is a hookworm egg. Hookworms hatch in damp vegetation. Their larvae can enter the human body through the skin, even without cuts ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2621.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Hookworm - Ancylostoma caninum (image) 
    This is a photograph of a hookworm on the lining of the intestine. (Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1003.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Hookworm rhabditiform larva (image) 
    The larva of a hookworm is visible in the center of this photograph.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2622.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Mebendazole 
    ... is used to treat pinworm, whipworm, roundworm, and hookworm infections. Mebendazole is in a class of medications ... Emverm) is used to treat whipworm, roundworm, and hookworm it is usually taken twice a day, in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682315.html - Drugs and Supplements
  10. Pyrantel 
    ... an antiworm medication, is used to treat roundworm, hookworm, pinworm, and other worm infections.This medication is ... repeated after 2 weeks for pinworm infections. For hookworm infections, pyrantel usually is taken once a day ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682820.html - Drugs and Supplements
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