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Since they are in the phylum Nematoda, hookworms have a psuedocoelom that they use for digesting food. -Hookworm eggs gain nutrients via the feces of the host that it has inhabited. -In the larval stage, hookworms are free-living in the soil.
Signs and symptoms. There are no specific symptoms or signs of hookworm infection, but they give rise to a combination of intestinal inflammation and progressive iron-deficiency anemia and protein deficiency. Coughing, chest pain, wheezing, and fever will sometimes result from severe infection.