Armed with jagged teeth used to hook onto its host, the hookworm can be transmitted from your household cat onto a human.
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Monsters Inside Me: Flesh-Eating Hookworm
Armed with jagged teeth used to hook onto its host, the hookworm can be transmitted from your household cat onto a human.
Added: Jun 25, 2010
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Runtime: 02:07
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