Hookworm eggs are found in the stool of infected dogs and cats. When the eggs hatch, the larvae can infest soil and vegetation. When you come into contact with this infested soil, the larvae can burrow into your skin. They cause an intense inflammatory response that leads to a rash and severe itching.
A pint of blood in America sells to hospitals for $180 to $300, depending on the market, and expired blood often is sold to research laboratories, said Ben Bowman, chief executive of General Blood, the blood broker engaged in a legal tussle with Oklahoma City-based OBI.
How Many Gallons of Blood are in the Human Body? An average adult human with 160 pounds (72 kilograms) has 1.3 US Gallons of blood in the body. How Many Pints of Blood in the Human Body? An average adult human with 160 pounds has 10.5 Pints of blood in the body. How Much Blood Does an Average Child Have? An average child with a weight of 80 pounds has 2.5 liters of blood (like half of blood from adult human) in the body. How Much Blood Does a Pregnant Woman Have? A woman with a normal-sized fetus with an approximately birth weight of 3.3 kg, may have extra 1.25 liters of blood than non-pregnant woman due to the increase in plasma volume.