Cprigirl,
It seems that you are taking your husband's HIGHLY unusual reaction to the infections that he received from not treating the hookworm when he first felt the symptoms and saying things like it is "horrible you contracted it" to Jambarney. Huh? According to history, "Hookworms have infected human intestines since prehistoric times. It's only in the last two centuries that humans have discovered and come to understand them better.
Read more at Suite101: The History of Hookworms and Hookworm Disease | Suite101 http://suite101.com/article/the-hist...#ixzz2IGqV4CJv "
It has been a common, easily treatable ailment for years. Your husband obviously contracted additional infections that for whatever reason his body was not able to adequately fend off.
There is a program "Monsters Inside Me" that is meant to be an informational show - ALL HUMAN bodies possess a range of life forms inside them - many of them are needed for our daily proper health. To get rid of them would mean you would get sick.
The "by products" as your doctor mentioned can come from scratching the effected areas - adding whatever bacteria and germs on and under his fingernails to the hookworm effected areas. Hookworm cannot cause the loss of a limb, but the improper response to hookworm can cause infections that can lead to the problem. This is the same as not treating a small wound, allowing tetanus or gangrene to set in and losing the limb. It was the improper treatment that led to that outcome. Treated efficiently and correctly this is never the case.
The horse situation is something that we have all been wondering about since the practice had been stopped years ago, and then started back up. It is truly not the smartest thing. But that aside, proper treatment can and will work. You state that your husband was not able to get the meds needed - they are available here on a regular basis at all pharmacies.
And your statement "Also, if a person ingested hookworm and it was not diagnosed immediately, within days you can be near death if not caught, and yes that will result in death" is categorically false. Some people with hookworm live for years without treatment, some their entire life. You are misleading people and needlessly creating something out of nothing. What you state is simply not true. Hookworm has been around humans since humans were humans. That will not change.
It is a shame your husband had to endure what he had to endure - but presenting misleading "facts" does no one any good other than needlessly scare people. You need to do much more research.
Children in Jamaica get hookworm. While being a hassle and an un-needed expense, it is not life threatening. Please stop making it out to be something that it is not.
