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Necator Americanus
Necator Americanus
Necator Americanus
Infectious
Agent/Disease
Scientific name :
Necator americanus
Common name:
New World
hookworm of humans,
the American killer
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Aschelminthes
Class:Nematoda
Order:Strongiloidae
Family:Ancylostomatidae
subfamily Necatorinae;
Genus:Necator
The hookworm is a parasitic nematode
worm that lives in the small intestine
of its host, which may be a mammal
such as a dog, cat, or human.
Two species of hookworms commonly
infect humans, Ancylostoma
duodenale and Necator americanus.
Hookworms are thought to infect
800 million people worldwide
Hookworm is a leading cause of
maternal and child morbidity in the
developing countries of the tropics
and subtropics. In susceptible
children hookworms cause
intellectual, cognitive and growth
retardation, intrauterine growth
retardation, prematurity, and low
birth weight among newborns born
to infected mothers.
Characteristics:
has a pair of dorsal and a pair of ventral
cutting plates surrounding the anterior
margin of the buccal capsule
In addition, a pair of subdorsal and a pair
of subventral teeth are near the rear of
the buccal capsule.
Males are 7 to 9 mm long and have a
bursa diagnostic for the genus. The
needlelike spicules have minute barbs at
their tips and are fused distally.
Adult males are 8 to 11 mm long and have a
bursa characteristic for the species. The
needlelike spicules have simple tips and are
never fused distally.
Man
Habitat
Small Intestine
Mode of Attachment
Oral attachment to
mucosa by sucking
Mode of Nutrition
Albendazole, Mebendazole,
or Pyrantel Pamoate
Diagnostic Feature - Egg
In Morula
Difrerences between
Necator Americanus and
Ancylostoma duodonale.
Common Name
By:
Frances Arcel T. Quiblat
4th-year Biology