ancylostomiasis
Sign in to saveAncylostomiasis is a hookworm disease caused by infection with Ancylostoma hookworms. The name is derived from Greek ancylos αγκύλος "crooked, bent" and stoma στόμα "mouth".
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- Ancylostomiasis
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- Infective larva of Ancylostoma duodenale
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- Anchylostomiasis, Ankylostomiasis
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Ancylostomiasis is a hookworm disease caused by infection with Ancylostoma hookworms. The name is derived from Greek ancylos αγκύλος "crooked, bent" and stoma στόμα "mouth".
Ancylostomiasis is also known as '''miner's anaemia, tunnel disease, brickmaker's anaemia and Egyptian chlorosis'''. Helminthiasis may also refer to ancylostomiasis, but this term also refers to all other parasitic worm diseases as well. In the United Kingdom, if acquired in the context of working in a mine, the condition is eligible for Industrial Injuries Disability Benefit. It is a prescribed disease (B4) under the relevant legislation.§