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You can get this parasitic worm anywhere around the world, the Centers of Disease Control estimates that between 576 to 740 million people get this worldwide.

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This is a 3D illustration of what the worm looks like.

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In serious cases it can cause Anemia (Low red blood cell count). It can be caused by the hookworms feeding on your blood. This is more for people who do not eat well or they are pregnant.

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Necator americanus is spread by coming into contact with soil that contains hookworm larvae normally soil that is contaminated with feces. It can live in your system for a year or more. People who live in warm climates and in areas with poor hygiene are more susceptible to get it. It normally penetrates the skin and enters the blood stream.

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If your healthy you might only have the rash.
It normally starts as itchiness and a small rash this is because the larvae have entered your skin. Then you start having diarrhea as the hookworms grow in your intestines.
Other symptoms include: abdominal pain, cramping, nausea, fever, blood in your stool, and a loss of appetite.

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The infection progresses very fast

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Wearing shoes when you walk outdoors, especially in areas that might have feces in the soil.
Drinking clean water
Properly cooking food
Proper hand washing techniques
Be careful when getting buried in the sand at beaches

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People in third world countries who have poor sewage and sanitization practices.

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The treatment is focused on killing the parasites and to repair any damage that they have done which normally goes along the lines of reversing Anemia.
Treatment Options are
1st step- Medications that destroy the parasites. The available medications are Albendazole and Mebendazole.
2nd step- The doctor might make you take an iron supplement if you have Anemia