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==Description==

==Description==

The life-cycle of the Ancylostomatoidea is similar to that of the [[Strongyloidea]], involving a single (definitive) host and several environmental stages.  Eggs are produced by adult hookworms in the small intestine of the definitive host (the dog or cat) and passed out in faeces, where they develop to the L3 larval stage within 2-10 days.  The larvae are active in moist environments but are quickly killed by desiccation.  Dogs and cats are exposed to L3 larvae present on contaminated food or environmental surfaces and the larvae may be ingested or they may penetrate the skin, the major difference between their life-cycle and that of the Strongyloidea.   

The life-cycle of the [[:Category:Ancylostomatoidea|Ancylostomatoidea]] is similar to that of the [[Strongyloidea]], involving a single (definitive) host and several environmental stages.  Eggs are produced by adult hookworms in the small intestine of the definitive host (the dog or cat) and passed out in faeces, where they develop to the L3 larval stage within 2-10 days.  The larvae are active in moist environments but are quickly killed by desiccation.  Dogs and cats are exposed to L3 larvae present on contaminated food or environmental surfaces and the larvae may be ingested or they may penetrate the skin, the major difference between their life-cycle and that of the Strongyloidea.   

===Transcutaneous Entry===

===Transcutaneous Entry===

For clinical disease caused by hookworms, see:

For clinical disease caused by hookworms, see:

*[[Hookworm Dermatosis]]

*[[Hookworm Dermatosis]]

*''[[Ancylostoma caninum]]''     

*''[[Ancylostoma caninum]]''     

*''[[Uncinaria stenocephala]]''

*''[[Uncinaria stenocephala]]''