Overview. Human hookworm infection is a soil-transmitted helminthiasis caused by the nematode parasites Necator americanus (N. americanus) and Ancylostoma duodenale (A. duodenale).Mild infections with hookworm cause mild diarrhea and abdominal pain.ron deficiency signs will be found in a host with a high load of hookworms and include fatigue, poor concentration, and shortness of breath. Increased maternal and neonatal mortality has been found to be associated with hookworm iron-deficiency anemia. Diagnosis. In general, hookworm is clinically diagnosed.
Definition [edit]. Hypoxemia refers to low oxygen in the blood, and the more general term hypoxia is an abnormally low oxygen content in any tissue or organ, or the body as a whole.Hypoxemia can cause hypoxia (hypoxemic hypoxia), but hypoxia can also occur via other mechanisms, such as anemia.ypoxemia (or hypoxaemia in British English) is an abnormally low level of oxygen in the blood.
Oximeters are commonly used these days in hospitals and by critical-care professionals to define blood oxygen levels and diagnose hypoxemia. On an average, the normal oxygen levels in our blood stream are about 85 mm Hg. In people suffering from hypoxemia, this falls down to as low as 60 mmHg. During hypoxemia, the oxygen saturation in the body is less than 90 percent. This is the formal definition of hypoxemia. Normal pulse oximeter readings can range from 95 to 100 percent.