Ancylostoma
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Oct 20, 2026
Omar M. AminGUEST
You're quite right.
Omar M. AminGUEST
Ankylostoma.
Omar M. AminGUEST
What is it? Ankylostoma, I don't know if there's a common English word for it.
Omar M. AminGUEST
Hookworms.
Omar M. AminGUEST
Cock worms are very small little critters.
Terry PorrasindiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's our final thing that we're gonna discuss, and it's the most fun.
Terry PorrasindiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Hookworm, Ancylostoma uh, braziliense, Ancylostoma duodenale, and Necator americanus.
Terry PorrasindiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
These are different type of female hookworm.
Terry PorrasindiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The, the hookworm is the only parasite in all the species that we'll discuss, is the only one that has teeth.
Terry PorrasindiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So there are many species of hookworm that infect mammals.
Terry PorrasindiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The most important, at least from the human standpoint, are the human hookworm.
Terry PorrasindiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, which infect an estimated 800 million persons, and the dog and cat hookworms, uh, Ancylostoma caninum and Ancylostoma braziliense respectively.
Terry PorrasindiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Hookworms average about 10 millimeters in length and live in the small intestine of the host.