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Hookworm vs Threadworm - What's the difference?

hookworm | threadworm |

As nouns the difference between hookworm and threadworm

is that hookworm is any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species species: Ancylostoma duodenale and species: Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin while threadworm is a parasitic roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, which causes strongyloidiasis.

hookworm

English

(wikipedia hookworm) (Ancylostoma duodenale) (Necator americanus)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species , having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.

    • See also

    * ancylostomiasis

    threadworm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A parasitic roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis , which causes strongyloidiasis.
  • (UK, Australia) The pinworm.