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.
Hypoxemia (or hypoxaemia in British English) is an abnormally low level of oxygen in the blood.More specifically, it is oxygen deficiency in arterial blood.ypoxemia (or hypoxaemia in British English) is an abnormally low level of oxygen in the blood.