Ancylostoma enters the human body by -: (A) Ingestion, (B) Inhalation, (C) Penetration of skin, (D) Inoculation
Answer is C. Ancylostoma enters the human body by penetration of skin. ANCYCLOSTOMA DUODONALE (Hookworm): Host - Man. Infective form - 3rd stage filariform (L3) larva. Mode of transmission- penetration of skin by 3rd stage filariform (L3) larva (by walking bare foot in dampen soil). Habitat- small intestine.