H01092 | |
H number | H01092 |
Name | Hookworm disease |
Description | Human hookworm disease is a chronic intestinal nematode infection most commonly caused by Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, which are transmitted via skin contact with fecally contaminated soil. The major clinical features are anemia and malnutrition. Humans may also be incidentally infected by the zoonotic hookworms, the most common being A. braziliense and A. caninum, which can cause cutaneous larva migrans. |
Category | Parasitic infectious disease |
Network | - |
Gene | - |
Pathogen | Ancylostoma duodenale Necator americanus [GN:nai] Ancylostoma braziliense Ancylostoma caninum |
Env factor | - |
Carcinogen | - |
Drug | Mebendazole [DR:D00368] |
Comment | - |
Other DBs | ICD-11: 1F68 ICD-10: B76 MeSH: D006725 |
Reference | PMID:15353961 AUTHORS Bungiro R, Cappello M TITLE Hookworm infection: new developments and prospects for control. JOURNAL Curr Opin Infect Dis 17:421-6 (2004) DOI:10.1097/00001432-200410000-00006 PMID:15771680 AUTHORS Quinnell RJ, Bethony J, Pritchard DI TITLE The immunoepidemiology of human hookworm infection. JOURNAL Parasite Immunol 26:443-54 (2004) DOI:10.1111/j.0141-9838.2004.00727.x PMID:20189454 AUTHORS Bowman DD, Montgomery SP, Zajac AM, Eberhard ML, Kazacos KR TITLE Hookworms of dogs and cats as agents of cutaneous larva migrans. JOURNAL Trends Parasitol 26:162-7 (2010) DOI:10.1016/j.pt.2010.01.005 AUTHORS Barrett ADT, Stanberry L (ed). TITLE Vaccines for Biodefense and Emerging and Neglected Diseases JOURNAL Elsevier (2009) AUTHORS Goldman L, Schafer AI (ed). TITLE Goldman's Cecil Medicine (24th edition) JOURNAL Elsevier (2012) DOI:10.1016/C2009-0-42832-0 |