Erica Wood by Erica Wood https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5 Parasitic Worm- Necator americanus en-us 2021-03-04 02:51:35 UTC 2025-05-16 16:42:19 UTC hello@padlet.com NECATOR AMERICANUS erica_elise22 https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275965062 2021-03-06 00:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275965062 SIGNS & SYMPTOMS erica_elise22 https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275971096
  • abdominal pain, rash near the entry site
  • diarrhea
  • cramps
  • nausea 

    • ]]>     2021-03-06 00:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275971096     erica_elise22 https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275973101 Human hookworms are not the same as animal hookworms.  If a person were exposed to animal hookworm larvae, it would only penetrate the outer layer of skin.  It would not travel in the bloodstream. ]]> 2021-03-06 00:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275973101 erica_elise22 https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275974127 Also known as “New World Hookworm”, Necator Americanus is an endemic in tropical and subtropical countries.  Hookworm can be contracted if a person walks barefoot over contaminated soil. Adults and children can both be exposed to hookworms. 

    ]]>     2021-03-06 00:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275974127     erica_elise22 https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275974628 2021-03-06 00:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275974628 erica_elise22 https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275975815 The larvae can penetrate the skin and can ultimately enter the blood stream and travel to the lungs.]]> 2021-03-06 00:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275975815 erica_elise22 https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275977122 Once they have traveled to the lungs, it is common the hookworms can travel up the windpipe and be swallowed ending up in the intestines. ]]> 2021-03-06 00:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275977122 DIAGNOSIS erica_elise22 https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275979691 A stool specimen can be examined under a microscope to determine if a person has hookworms.  ]]> 2021-03-06 00:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275979691 TREATMENT erica_elise22 https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275983198 Anti-parasitic or anti-helminth agents are used to treat hookworm. ]]> 2021-03-06 01:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275983198 erica_elise22 https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275983397 2021-03-06 01:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275983397 erica_elise22 https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275984233 2021-03-06 01:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275984233 PREVENTION erica_elise22 https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275985533 This disease can be prevented by wearing shoes and protecting feet in areas that may have contaminated dirt or animal feces. ]]> 2021-03-06 01:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275985533 erica_elise22 https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275989166 2021-03-06 01:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275989166 erica_elise22 https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275989811 The initial sign of hookworm infection can sometimes look like an allergic reaction.  ]]> 2021-03-06 01:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/erica_elise22/qv1kioh3eh5cioh5/wish/1275989811