Dr. W.C. Stiles of the Federal Marine Service at Washington said to-day that 2,000,000 persons in the Southern States were afflicted with "hookworm," the lazy man's disease. View Full Article in ...

Researchers then examined her stool, which revealed the presence of hookworm eggs. Parasitic worms infect up to 480 million people globally, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control explains.

Hookworms can be found in approximately 25% of the world's population. The most common species are Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus. Both species are widely distributed in Asia and ...

Hookworms are parasites that are typically spread to other humans through the fecal matter of an infected person, according to the Centers for Disease Control. If the contaminated feces are left ...

Threadworms aren't the only worms (helminths) that invade humans. Hookworms, for example, affect about 470 million people worldwide. Infections in the UK are rarer, since hookworms favor a warmer ...

Threadworms aren’t the only worms (helminths) that invade humans. Hookworms, for example, affect about 470 million people worldwide. Infections in the UK are rarer, since hookworms favour a ...

Doctors discovered live hookworms in a woman's stomach.