Researchers then examined her stool, which revealed the presence of hookworm eggs. Parasitic worms infect up to 480 million people globally, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control explains.

Tests also showed that hookworm eggs in her stools were necator americanus, a species known to cause severe anaemia. Such parasites feed on blood in the intestines, which can lead to severe iron ...

During an endoscopy procedure, live hookworms were found inside her small intestine and eggs were later discovered in her stool. Getty Images photo The woman had first gone to the doctor after ...

Researchers then examined her stool, which revealed the presence of hookworm eggs. Parasitic worms infect up to 480 million people globally, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control explains. The ...

In extreme cases, the swelling can be profound, resulting in a condition known as elephantiasis. This is because the worm infestation causes not just swelling, but also skin changes – making it ...

It wasn’t until an endoscopy - a test that looks inside the body - revealed live hookworms in her gut that doctors realised the true cause of her woes. Stool tests confirmed that the hookworms ...

Small, white worms in stools that look like pieces of thread, are a third tell-tale sign of infection. While hookworms are thought to affect around 470 million people worldwide, infections are ...