Hookworm

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Etiology/Bacteriology

Taxonomy

| Domain = Animalia | Phylum = Nematoda | Class = Secernentea | Order = Strongylida | Family = Ancylostomatidae | Genus = Necator/ Ancylostoma | species = ‘N. americanus’/ ‘A duodenale’

Description

Pathogenesis

Transmission

Clinical Features

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prevention

Host Immune response