This is a hookworm egg. Hookworms hatch in damp vegetation. Their
larvae can enter the human body through the skin, even without cuts
or abrasions. Once through the skin, they begin the next step of
their life cycle.
Review Date: 08/28/2009
Reviewed By: Jatin M. Vyas, PHD, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical
School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease,
Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD,
MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
