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    • Ancylostoma caninum hookworms in a dog.
    Rights: Public domain Published 18 October 2010 Size: 170 KB Referencing Hub media

    A hookworm is a parasite that can live in the human body.

    Acknowledgement: CDC – National Center for Infectious Diseases

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