3. Diarrhea
Diarrhea can occur within the first few days of infection. However, it is most common at the three-week mark when the hookworm reaches the small intestine, where it makes a home. When the hookworm enters the small intestine, it uses jagged teeth to hook onto the intestinal tissue. There it begins to suck blood, and eventually lay eggs.
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