COMMON COLD/ATHLETE'S FOOT/HOOKWORM

What are they

• Common COLD - Viral infeCTION in nose and/or throat.
• Athlete's foot - fungal infection on foot.
• Hookworm - nematode worms that suck on blood vessels by entering the animal's intestines.

THEIR TYPE OF PATHOGEN

• Common cold - Virus
• Athlete's foot - fungus
• Hookworm - parasite

HOW THEY TRANSIT

• Common cold - inhaling sneeze/cough from infected.
• Athlete's Foot - step on contaminated object(s).
• Hookworm - Larvae can enter skin, and grow inside.

SYMPTOMS

• cc - loss of hunger, runny nose, dry throat...
• af - Rashes, loose skin, blisters...
• Hw - black and tarry blood, nausea, gas...

TREATMENTS

• Cc - Ibprophen, Advil, Tylenol...
• AF - Oxistat, lotrimin, Ciclodan...
• HW - ALbendezole, mebendazole...

How to prevent them

• cc - wash hands often, control stress, don't smoke...
• af - keeping feet clean & dry, allow your feet to relax sometimes
• HW - don't walk on or touch places where hookworms dwell, like fecal matter

work cited

• http://www.healthline.com/health/hookworm#Overview1.html
• https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#...
• https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#...
• http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/hookworm.html

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