{"id":30412,"key":"Hookworms","title":"Hookworms","latest":{"id":1205323,"timestamp":"2025-11-27T15:22:01Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"[[File:Hookworms.JPG|thumb]]\n\n'''Hookworms''' are a parasite passed through feces, and picked up through the feet. They can crawl up to 4 feet (1.2 m) through sandy soil, and die after around 7 days.\n\nThis is an excellent reason for:\n\n* Proper [[sanitation]], including adequate storage times and separation from areas used by humans. The principle of outhouses keeping [[human waste]] 6 feet (1.8 m) below the surface is based on the abilities on the hookworm.\n* Wearing footwear in areas where fecal contamination might be present.\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n}}\n\n[[Category:Nematodes]]\n[[Category:Parasites]]\n[[Category:Sanitation]]"}