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hookworm
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hook·worm
/ ˈhoŏkˌwərm/
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a parasitic nematode (Ancylostoma, Uncinaria, Necator, and other genera, class Phasmida) that inhabits the intestines of humans and other animals. It has hooklike mouthparts with which it attaches itself to the wall of the gut, puncturing the blood vessels and feeding on the blood.
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a disease caused by an infestation of hookworms, often resulting in severe anemia.
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Untangling the puzzle of hookworms.
Newspaper article from: Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT); 6/14/2004; 700+ words
; ...him to research the hookworm _ a parasitic nematode...and Central America. Hookworms breed in fecal-contaminated...years. An infection of hookworms can gorge on more than...a day. Because the hookworm afflicts people who...work on the land, so hookworms are impossible to avoid...
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Fed: Aussie scientists infest themselves with hookworms
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 10/18/2005; 700+ words
; ...wanted to have their hookworms treated, they said...do that next year." Hookworm infections are much...Speare has about 40 hookworms hanging onto the wall...infested themselves with a hookworm known as Necator americanus...These are human hookworms and they can't be...
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The mitochondrial genomes of Ancylostoma caninum and Bunostomum phlebotomum - two hookworms of animal health and zoonotic importance.(Research article)(Report)
Magazine article from: BMC Genomics; 2/11/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...clinically affected by hookworm disease [10...developing countries, hookworms are a leading cause...other hosts [16]. Hookworms were originally...however, the canine hookworm, Ancylostoma caninum...accurately identify hookworms to species and to...genetic variability in hookworm ...
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FDA Approves Human Hookworm Vaccine for Phase I Safety Trials; Sabin/GW Researchers Clear First Hurdle with Investigational New Drug Approval.
PR Newswire; 1/26/2005; 700+ words
; ...safety of a first-of-its-kind human hookworm vaccine will begin in the Washington...current vaccine is available to prevent hookworm disease, which is one of the most common...the tropics and subtropics. The Human Hookworm Vaccine Initiative is sponsored by the...
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Quantitative genetic analysis of susceptibility to hookworm infection in a population from rural Zimbabwe
Magazine article from: Human Biology; 4/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...population distribution patterns for hookworm infection in humans. Genetic factors...of genetic factors on patterns of hookworm infection in a rural population in Zimbabwe. A quantitative measure of hookworm load, number of hookworm eggs per...
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Sabin Vaccine Institute Receives $13.8M Gates Foundation Grant to Pursue Bivalent Hookworm Vaccination Strategy.
PR Newswire; 9/14/2006; 700+ words
; ...Afflicting Millions is the Target of Hookworm Vaccine R&D WASHINGTON, Sept...and development integral to its Human Hookworm Vaccine Initiative (HHVI). Researchers undertaking clinical trials of a human hookworm vaccine will next pursue development...
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X-ray structures of Na-GST-1 and Na-GST-2 two glutathione s-transferase from the human hookworm Necator americanus.(Research article)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: BMC Structural Biology; 6/26/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...activities of adult hookworms in the host small intestine...adult N. americanus hookworms cause the loss of approximately...vulnerable to developing hookworm anemia - children and...to develop an anti-hookworm vaccine aimed at reducing...the adult stages of hookworms, as well as the ...
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GATES FOUNDATION AWARDS $22M GRANT TO HOOKWORM RESEARCH.
Magazine article from: BIOWORLD Today; 6/9/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...prevent larval- stage hookworms from developing into adults. "Hookworm is one of the most...effective in preventing hookworm, it would represent...amount of adult hookworms within a person...associated with hookworm," Hotez said...
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 "Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR)")
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Profile: In Brazil, a new effort to wipe out hookworm
Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR); 10/29/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...In Brazil, a new effort to wipe out hookworm Host: LINDA WERTHEIMER Time: 1:00...WERTHEIMER, host: If you've never heard of hookworm, you're not alone. Today, the intestinal...music) Ms. BLIND BLAKE: (Singing) Hookworm in your body, your food don't do you...
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Reports outline hookworm disease study findings from K. Acevedowhitehouse and colleagues.
Newspaper article from: Blood Weekly; 10/29/2009; 700+ words
; ...is associated with hookworm-related mortality of...Kingdom report (see also Hookworm Disease). "If inbreeding...increases susceptibility to hookworms, effects would expectedly...variability and high hookworm infection rates. Using...
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Hookworm
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
Hookworm What Is Hookworm? How Do Hookworms Grow? How Is Hookworm Diagnosed and Treated? Can Hookworm Be Prevented? Resources Hookworm is a parasitic roundworm that burrows through the skin, moves through the bloodstream to the lungs, and...
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Hookworm Disease
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...of all people in the world have hookworm disease. In the United States...are believed to be infected with hookworms at any given time. Causes and symptoms...the most serious complication of hookworm disease, progressing over months...
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Hookworm in the South
Book article from: American Decades
HOOKWORM IN THE SOUTH The Southern Disease Hookworm is an aggressive intestinal parasite that causes physical...blades and stomachs, and a general lack of energy. The hookworm contaminates soil through unsanitary privies or out-houses...
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hookworm
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
hookworm any of a number of bloodsucking nematodes...host's intestines by means of hooks. Hookworm infection in humans is caused by infestation...by human excrement. The larva of the hookworm, living in moist soil or mud, easily...
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Cutaneous Larva Migrans
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...disease caused by a hookworm larvae that usually...developing countries. The hookworms that cause the condition...sand contaminated with hookworm larvae. Causes and...of dogs and cats with hookworms is the reason why the...them at high risk for hookworm infection and cutaneous...
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