infections
Hookworm Infection
Prevention of Hookworm Infection
Hookworm infection prevention involves the following: Using sanitary toilet facilities Preventing the skin from directly contacting the soil (for example, by wearing shoes and using a tarp or other barrier when seated on the ground) Treating dogs and cats for hookworm to prevent them from spreading animal hookworms to people In areas where human hookworm infection is common, public health officials sometimes periodically treat people who are likely to be infected with hookworms and other roundworms that are spread through contaminated soil (such as Ascariasis and 