hookworm - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • carry: Dogs and cats often carry hookworms ( Ancylostoma species ).

Adjective modifier

  • human: Also, examine the buccal cavities of the human hookworm Nectar Americans.

Modifies a noun

  • infection: Patients who have hookworm infection should be treated to reduce the risk of transmission to others.
  • infestation: For this reason, hookworm infestation is virtually unknown in the developed world due to modern standards of hygiene and sanitation.
  • larva: Natural transmission only occurs when hookworm larvae enter the body through the skin when people walk barefoot on contaminated soil.
  • disease: The same pharmaceuticals, which cure and prevent hookworm disease cure and prevent roundworms.
  • egg: Unlike hookworm eggs, roundworm eggs are very resistant to drying, sunshine or disinfectants.

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