![]() ![]() Right: Hookworm rhabditiform larva (wet preparation). Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day. Image: Left: Filariform (元) hookworm larva in a wet mount. Find Myiasis stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. Hookworm infections are treatable with medication prescribed by your health care provider. The most serious effects of hookworm infection are blood loss leading to anemia, in addition to protein loss. Some have gastrointestinal symptoms, especially persons who are infected for the first time. Most people infected with hookworms have no symptoms. These worms can be large and round with a length of up to 31cm. ![]() One kind of hookworm can also be transmitted through the ingestion of larvae. Pictures of worms in humans will show that Ascaris is the most common human worm infection. Hookworm infection is mainly acquired by walking barefoot on contaminated soil. Let us talk about how these larvae or worms come to be. The parasitic infestation by the worm in humans is called cutaneous myiasis. ![]() They are parasitic larvae capable of infesting all animals and humans if given the chance. The larvae mature into a form that can penetrate the skin of humans. Mango worms arise from the eggs of the mango flies/skin maggot flies (Cordylobia anthropophaga). They can then mature and hatch, releasing larvae (immature worms). If the infected person defecates outside (near bushes, in a garden, or field) or if the feces of an infected person are used as fertilizer, eggs are deposited on soil. ![]() Hookworm eggs are passed in the feces of an infected person. Together, they account for a major burden of disease worldwide. Hookworm, Ascaris, and whipworm are known as soil-transmitted helminths (parasitic worms). Hookworm was once widespread in the United States, particularly in the southeastern region, but improvements in living conditions have greatly reduced hookworm infections. An estimated 576-740 million people in the world are infected with hookworm. ![]()
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