Ancylostoma duodenale infection

Ancylostoma duodenale Infection by larvae in soil through skin ... 

Hookworm infection is caused by Ancylostoma duodenale or Necator americanus. N. americanus is found in the southeastern United States. Infective larvae enter the host in contaminated food or water or penetrate the skin and migrate to the small intestine. The adult worm attaches to gastrointestinal mucosa and causes injury by lytic destruction of the tissue. Over a period of time, the adult worm can cause anemia and hypopro-teinemia in the host. 

Pyrantel pamoate is active against several roundworms A lumbricoides, Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, and E. vermicularis. Pyrantel is an alternative drug of choice in treating infections with A lumbricoides, E. vermicularis (pinworms), and hookworms N. americanus and A. duodenale). It is not recommended for pregnant patients or for children under age 1 year. 

Hookworm infection Ancylostoma duodenale, A. ceylanicum, Necalor americanus Tetrachloroethylene, bephenium, thiabendazole, pyrantel, albendazole, mebendazole... 

Mebendazole is a benzimidazole that kills parasitic worms by blocking glucose uptake, thus depleting stored glycogen. Without glycogen, parasites cannot reproduce or survive. It is indicated in the treatment of Trichuris trichuria (whipworm), Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm), Ascaris lum-bricoides (roundworm), Ancylostoma duodenale (common hookworm), or Necator americanus (American hookworm), in single infection or mixed infections. 

HOOKWORM infection (Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus)... 

Neglected tropical diseases affect a substantial proportion of the world population. Estimates show that around 1.2 billion people are infected with Ascaris lum-bricoides (roundworm) 795 million with Trichuris trichi-ura (whipworm) 740 million with Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale (hookworm) 200 million with Schistosoma mansoni, S. haematobium, or S. japonicum (bilharzia) 120 million with lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) and 25 million with Onchocerca volvulus (river blindness or onchocerciasis). 

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