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== General Appearance == | == General Appearance == | ||
[[Image:Ancylostoma.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Ancylostoma'' - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine]] | [[Image:Ancylostoma.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Ancylostoma'' - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine]] | ||
| − | *Like the Strongyloidea, except the head is bent dorsally | + | *Like the Strongyloidea, except the head is bent dorsally |
| − | *All have a large buccal cavity with teeth and/or cutting plates | + | *All have a large buccal cavity with teeth and/or cutting plates |
| − | *Some also have teeth and/or cutting plates around the mouth | + | *Some also have teeth and/or cutting plates around the mouth |
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== General Life-Cycle == | == General Life-Cycle == | ||
| − | Like that of the Strongyloidea, but infection can be by ingestion and/or skin penetration | + | *Like that of the Strongyloidea, but infection can be by ingestion and/or skin penetration |
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*''Ancylostoma'' in [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Nematodes|myositis]] | *''Ancylostoma'' in [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Nematodes|myositis]] | ||
*''Ancylostoma'' and ''Uncinaria'' in [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Hookworms|skin infections]] | *''Ancylostoma'' and ''Uncinaria'' in [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Hookworms|skin infections]] | ||
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General Appearance
- Like the Strongyloidea, except the head is bent dorsally
- All have a large buccal cavity with teeth and/or cutting plates
- Some also have teeth and/or cutting plates around the mouth
General Life-Cycle
- Like that of the Strongyloidea, but infection can be by ingestion and/or skin penetration
- Ancylostoma in myositis
- Ancylostoma and Uncinaria in skin infections