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Hookworms in Cats and Dogs

  • Writer: Kent Walker
    Kent Walker
  • Apr 12, 2022
  • 1 min read

Updated: Apr 14, 2022

The adult hookworm lives in the small intestine of its host. It hangs on to the intestinal wall using its six sharp teeth and unlike other worms that just absorb the digested food through their skin as it passes by, the hookworm drinks its host's blood. Humans can get hookworms too.

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