Hookworm
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Many parasites are worms:
hookworm
(800 million people infected), roundworm (1.5 billion), schistosomes (200 million), and the worm that causes Elephantiasis (150 million).
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Roundworm, hookworm, whipworm, schistosomiasis: infections from these species cause pain and discomfort.
have shown that much of the problem of global poverty can be traced to severe geographical problems of the poorer countries, such as endemic diseases that are prevalent in the tropics, such as malaria, schistosomiasis, and
hookworm.
Intestinal parasites such as roundworm, whipworm, and
hookworm
strip iron from sufferers’ guts, causing disease and intellectual retardation.
Normally, clots would form in the wound, making it impossible for the
hookworm
to feed.
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