Ancylostomiasis - Symptoms, Treatments and Preventions

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Ancylostomiasis
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Ancylostomiasis

• Ancylostomiasis is the infection caused
  by hookworm Ancylostoma duodenale. Larvae which
  occur in contaminated soil, invade the host(man)
  and burrow through skin of feet into blood
  causing ancylostomiasis.

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Symptoms

• In ancylostomiasis, the penetrating larvae cause
  characteristic tiny and irritating sores, called
  dew sores or ground itching, and inflammation of
  skin in lungs, the larvae cause petechial
  haemmorhages and bronchial pneumonitis. The
  greatest damage occurs in the small intestine by
  the adult worms in ancylostomiasis. Here, the
  punctured wounds continue to bleed for some time
  so that more blood is lost than worms can
  consume. Resulting in severe anaemia, decrease in
  general immunity and bloody stools. Deleterious
  toxins which are secreted by glands in the head
  region of worms cause stomach pain, food
  fermentation, diarrhoea, constipation,
  dyspnea, palpitation of heart, eosinophilia and
  loss of health. Mental and physical growth is
  retarded in children and growing youth in
  ancylostomiasis . Unchecked ancylostomiasis
  infection may lead to fatty degeneration of
  heart, liver and kidneys, ending in death.

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Treatments

• The treatment of ancylostomiasis involves
  administration of drugs , such as carbon
  tetrachloride, thymol, oil of chenopodium,
  hexylresorcinol, etc. by a gastroenterologist.
  Most commonly recommended drug is
  tetrachloroethylene because of its high
  efficiency and low toxicity. Treatment is
  followed by a purge to flush out the dead worms.
  Iron is usually prescribed by a
  gastroenterologist to overcome the haemoglobin
  deficiency due to anaemia.

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Prevention

• The ancylostomiasis is responsible for
  considerable economic loss as well as poor
  health. The ancylostomiasis can be prevented by
  wearing shoes and sanitary disposal of human
  faeces in affected areas so that soil may not be
  polluted.

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