Dog bug - Dog bug

Japanese: イヌコウチュウ - いぬこうちゅう
Dog bug - Dog bug

...The former causes hookworm dermatitis (a type of skin crawling disease). Dogs and cats are commonly infested with dog hookworms. American hookworm [Soumei Kojima]. ...

From [Duodenal worm]

…The two most important species of human parasites in Japan are the Zubinian worm, named after Dubini, and the American worm. In addition, the Ceylon worm, the Brazilian worm, and the dog worm, whose designated hosts are dogs and cats, can also parasitize humans. All of them are 10 to 20 mm long and have a pale pink color or a reddish color due to the blood they ingest in their intestines. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "dog bugs" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…前者は鉤虫性皮膚炎(皮膚爬行(はこう)症の一種)の原因となる。イヌやネコにはイヌコウチュウが普通にみられる。アメリカコウチュウズビニコウチュウ【小島 荘明】。…

【ジュウニシチョウチュウ(十二指腸虫)】より

…ヒトに寄生する種類のうち日本で重要なものは,ドゥビニにちなむズビニコウチュウおよびアメリカコウチュウの2種である。また,イヌやネコを固有宿主とするセイロンコウチュウ,ブラジルコウチュウ,イヌコウチュウなどもヒトに寄生することがある。いずれも体長10~20mm,淡紅色,または腸管内で摂取した血液のため赤色を帯びている。…

※「イヌコウチュウ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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