How do you get hookworm?

The hookworm is a parasitic nematode worm that lives in the small intestine of its host, which may be a mammal such as a dog, cat, or human. Two species of hookworms commonly infect humans,...

Yes, it is a parasite.

it uses the little oxygen from you're blood stream, since these kinds of parasites don't move alot, they don't need a high amount of oxygen

Hookworms, like other roundworms, reproduce by sexual reproduction. A male hookworm shoots sperm into the reproductive tract of the female, thus creating new hookworms.

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