Toronto, OH. Sponsored Topics. Toronto is the 2nd largest city in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 5,676 at the 2000 census. It is part of the WeirtonâSteubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
If you drink infected water or eat infected meat, the hookworm larvae travel from your mouth to your small intestine. If hookworm larvae enter your body through your skin, they travel though the bloodstream to the lungs. The lungs and bronchial passages provide the perfect route to the throat. When the worms crawl into the throat, the person or animal swallows to clear the throat, which sends the worms into the digestive system.
A hookworm produces an anticoagulant in its saliva so the host's blood does not clot at the site the hookworm attaches. If the worm moves from that site to reattach itself at another, the first site may continue to bleed, sometimes seriously. Hookworms, especially A. caninum can cause severe disease. By feeding on the blood of the host, hookworms can rapidly cause anemia. The mucous membranes e.g., gums, will appear pale, the animal will become weak, and sometimes black, tarry stools can be seen. There may be vomiting and diarrhea.