uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Hookworm Anaemia

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A 29-year-old Ethiopian man presents with chronic iron-deficiency anaemia (haemoglobin 7.8 g/dL, MCV 68 fL, ferritin 6 µg/L). He has no overt gastrointestinal bleeding. Stool microscopy shows thin-shelled oval eggs. Which helminth is most likely responsible for his anaemia, and what is its mechanism?

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