hookworm$35845$ - translation to greek
Diclib.com
ChatGPT AI Dictionary
Enter a word or phrase in any language 👆
Language:

Translation and analysis of words by ChatGPT artificial intelligence

On this page you can get a detailed analysis of a word or phrase, produced by the best artificial intelligence technology to date:

  • how the word is used
  • frequency of use
  • it is used more often in oral or written speech
  • word translation options
  • usage examples (several phrases with translation)
  • etymology

hookworm$35845$ - translation to greek

HUMAN DISEASE
Hookworm Disease; Ankylostomiasis; Wurmkrankheit; Uncinariasis; Letospira interrogans; Brickmaker's anæmia; Hookworm infections; Hookworm disease; Hookworm infestation; Hookworm diseases; Footworm
  •  ''Ancylostoma braziliense'' mouthparts
  • [[Civilian Public Service]] workers built and installed 2,065 [[outhouse]]s for hookworm eradication in [[Mississippi]] and [[Florida]] from 1943 to 1947.
  • Hookworm egg
  • A doctor examines a boy for signs of hookworm in [[Coffee County, Alabama]], 1939.
  • life cycle]]
  • more than 60}}
{{refend}}
  • Ethiopian children treated for schistosoma and hookworms

hookworm      
n. παράσιτο των εντέρων

Definition

Ankylostomiasis
·add. ·noun A disease due to the presence of the parasites Agchylostoma duodenale, Uncinaria (subgenus Necator) americana, or allied nematodes, in the small intestine. When present in large numbers they produce a severe anaemia by sucking the blood from the intestinal walls. Called also miner's anaemia, tunnel disease, brickmaker's anaemia, Egyptian chlorosis.

Wikipedia

Hookworm infection

Hookworm infection is an infection by a type of intestinal parasite known as a hookworm. Initially, itching and a rash may occur at the site of infection. Those only affected by a few worms may show no symptoms. Those infected by many worms may experience abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, and tiredness. The mental and physical development of children may be affected. Anemia may result.

Two common hookworm infections in humans are ancylostomiasis and necatoriasis, caused by the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus respectively. Hookworm eggs are deposited in the stools of infected people. If these end up in the environment, they can hatch into larvae (immature worms), which can then penetrate the skin. One type can also be spread through contaminated food. Risk factors include walking barefoot in warm climates, where sanitation is poor. Diagnosis is by examination of a stool sample with a microscope.

The disease can be prevented on an individual level by not walking barefoot in areas where the disease is common. At a population level, decreasing outdoor defecation, not using raw feces as fertilizer, and mass deworming is effective. Treatment is typically with the medications albendazole or mebendazole for one to three days. Iron supplements may be needed in those with anemia.

Hookworms infected about 428 million people in 2015. Heavy infections can occur in both children and adults, but are less common in adults. They are rarely fatal. Hookworm infection is a soil-transmitted helminthiasis and classified as a neglected tropical disease.