In this review on the treatment of chronic anemia ... parasitic diseases like hookworm, schistosomiasis; and hemoglobinopathies, including sickle cell disease and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase ...
In this short film Dr Michael Mosley investigates hookworms - large parasites which invade our immune system. The worms have co-evolved with us to secrete chemicals which alter our immune system ...
After returning from a vacation in the Dominican Republic, a Canadian couple realized they'd acquired a cutaneous larva migrans, or hookworm, infection. The infection was most likely caused by ...