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.
Low oxygen levels in the blood are referred to as hypoxemia, a condition that can make you feel unusually sleepy and may even produce intermittent bouts of confusion.Low oxygen levels in your blood can also cause shortness of breath, headaches, fluid retention and insomnia.In some cases, low oxygen levels can be fatal when sleep apnea or cardiac complications become a factor.entilation Problems. Ventilation problems in the lungs can lead to low oxygen levels in the blood especially if the alveoli in the lungs are not functioning properly. Sometimes lung ventilation is disrupted when alveolar ventilation is not working in a pattern of uniformity.