Creeping Eruption (Ancylostomiasis)

Facts about Creeping Eruption (Ancylostomiasis) :

• Creeping Eruption is actually known as Hookworms.
• Hookworms or Creeping Eruption, is a parasite.
• Female Hookworms produce between 5,000- 10,000 eggs a day

What type of animals get this disease and how do they get it?

• The most common animals to have this parasite is cats and dogs.
• They can get it from their mothers milk when they nurse on them.
• Caused by ingestion or by larval penetration of the skin.

How it is passed to humans?

• When they meet bare skin of a human.
• The hookworms burrow into the skin and enter the bloodstream.
• They go into the lungs through the bloodstream, then go up the airways.

What are the signs and  symptoms for both animals and humans?

• Anemia, Weight Loss, Lack of appetite
• Dry cough, mild fever, itching, rashes
• Infections, cramping, dizziness
• Headaches, Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain

What will happen to humans if its not treated?

• Death
• Illness
• Large amounts of infections.

What is the treatment for animals and humans?

• Anabiotic's, medications
• Anemia can be treated with iron supplements.

Ways that this disease can be prevented in animals and humans?

• Limiting direct contact between infected soil and skin.
• Avoid walking barefoot
• Avoid touching soil.

Bibliography

• www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/infecitions-parasitic/c_multi_anaylostomiasis.
• www.humanillness.com/original/Her-Kid/Hookworm.html
• www.healthline.com/health/hookworm#Prevention8