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| : ''[[Ancylostoma pluridentatum]]'', commonly infects [[sylvatic]] cats | | : ''[[Ancylostoma pluridentatum]]'', commonly infects [[sylvatic]] cats |
| : ''[[Ancylostoma tubaeforme]]'', infects cats along with other hosts | | : ''[[Ancylostoma tubaeforme]]'', infects cats along with other hosts |
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| ==Prevention==
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| Control of this parasite should be directed against reducing the level of
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| environmental contamination. Treatment of heavily infected individuals is one
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| way to reduce the source of contamination (one study has estimated that 60% of
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| the total worm burden resides in less than 10% of the population). Other
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| obvious methods are to improve access to [[sanitation]], e.g. [[toilets]], but also
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| convincing people to maintaining them in a clean, functional state, thereby making
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| them conducive to use.
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| ==Gallery==
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| Image: Hookworm07.jpeg| Unstained micrograph of the Ancylostoma duodenale hookworm's mouth parts; Mag. 125X. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).] ''<ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref></SMALL></SMALL>
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| Image: Hookworm05.jpeg| This enlargement shows hookworms, Ancylostoma caninum attached to the intestinal mucosa. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).] ''<ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref></SMALL></SMALL>
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| Image: Hookworm04.jpeg| Micrograph depicting the tail tip of a Strongyloides filariform infective stage larvae on the left, and a hookworm on the right. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).] ''<ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref></SMALL></SMALL>
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| Image: Hookworm03.jpeg| This micrograph depicts a hookworm (Lt), and a Strongyloides (Rt) filariform infective stage larvae. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).] ''<ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref></SMALL></SMALL>
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| Image: Hookworm01.jpeg| This child with hookworm shows visible signs of edema, and was diagnosed with anemia as well. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).] ''<ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref></SMALL></SMALL>
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| Image: Hookworm06.jpeg| The human hookworms include two nematode (roundworm) species, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).] ''<ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref></SMALL></SMALL>
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| Image: Hookworm02.jpeg| Diagram depicting the various stages in the life cycle of the Strongyloides stercoralis nematode. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).] ''<ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref></SMALL></SMALL>
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| </gallery>
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Parasitic diseases]]
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