Hookworms

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Ivy Deidre Serato

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4 specie of Hookworms
Necator americanus
Ancylostoma duodenale
Ancylostoma brazilliense
Ancylostoma caninum
Common name of Necator americanus
New world hookworm
common name of Ancylostoma duodenale
old world hookworm
common name of Ancylostoma brazilliense
cat hookworm
common name of Ancylostoma caninum
dog hookworm
disease associated by Necator americanus
Tropical anemia "laziness"
disease associated by Ancylostoma duodenale
miner's anemia
Necator americanus 
with semilunar cutting plates
fused at the tip forming a delicate barb
Ancylostoma duodenale 
2 pair ventral teeth
bristle-like copulatory spicule
free at tip
disease associated by Ancylostoma brazilliense and Ancylostoma caninum 
cutaneous larva migrans
creeping eruption
Ancylostoma brazilliense 
with pair of teeth and a pair of inconspicuous median teeth
short lateral rays
Ancylostoma caninum  
also known to cause eosinophilic enteritis
secretes anticoagulant that delays the coagulation of blood
Ancylostoma caninum 
w/ 3 pair of ventral teeth
Rhabditiform  
feeding stage
Filariform 
non-feeding stage
infective stage of Hookworm
Hookworms 
Ground itch or dew itch is associated with?
Treatment for hookworm
albendazole
mebendazole
Thiabendazole - for creeping eruption
common name of Capillaria philippinensis
Pudoc worm
2 types of female Capillaria
typical female
atypical female
Typical female 
8-10 eggs in the uterus (oviparous)
arranged in single row
gives rise to typical capillaria egg
Atypical female 
40-45 eggs in uterus (larviparous)
arranged in 2-3 rows
hatch while still inside the uterus
2 types of capillaria ova
typical ova
atypical ova
Typical Capillaria ova 
moderately thick
flattened bipolar plugs
peanut shaped
Atypical Capillaria ova 
thin-shelled w/o bipolar plugs
multisegmented or embryonated
treatment for Capillaria philippinensis
Mebendazole