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Can you kill a hookworm in human foot by stabbing the head with a sterilized needle?
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Maybe/not. I suspect the only thing you would accomplish is opening the skin barrier to chance invasion by surface germs until the skin wound heals over. You kill hookworms by taking the meds that are toxic to this one and all the other ones that have not reached a visible site.
Answered 7/24/2023
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