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HELMINTHS (Hookworms) Questions: 1. What is the ideal clinical specimen? The ideal clinical specimen to view the specimen is stool. When the person passes stool, the eggs go along with it. 2. What is the infective form and the portal of entry? The infective form of the hookworm is the filariform larva. It enters our body through our skin or by ingestion. 3. What are the prophylactic ways against hookworm infestations? To avoid infestation, defecate on toilets and latrines, dont defecate on the soil because they are usually seen there. Dont use human excrements as fertilizers.

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