Hookworm: Introduction, Morphology, life cycle, mode of infection

Kyla Marie | using intestinal worms for Crohn's disease on Instagram: "Why is this a good thing? Because it means my hookworm inoculation was successful!! That tiny, localised, sometimes intense itch on the skin after inoculating hookworm? That’s not “infection.” It's not dangerous. That’s your immune system meeting an old friend it hasn’t seen in years. For most of human history, our immune systems expected helminths (small intestinal worms). In fact, we co-evolved with them, like all mammals o

Hookworms in Dogs: Symptoms, Treatment, and How To Prevent Them