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Can I get roundworms from sleeping with my dog?

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Yes, you can get the roundworm, tapeworm, or hookworm from your dog sleeping on your bed. So, in as much as comforting your pooch is a good thing, you shouldn't put yourself at risk. Worm infestation could lead to severe health issues. Most of them are harmful to humans.


Is it easy to get Roundworms from dogs?

Roundworms do pose a significant risk to humans. Contact with contaminated soil or dog feces can result in human ingestion and infection. Roundworm eggs may accumulate in significant numbers in the soil where pets deposit feces. Once infected, the worms can cause eye, lung, heart and neurologic signs in people.

How contagious is roundworm from dog to human?

Can my pet give the worms to me? Roundworms are not transmitted between people to other people. And they are not directly passed from dogs and cats to people. Affected dogs and cats shed eggs in their feces.

Can I get sick from sleeping with my dog?

Sleeping with, kissing and being licked by your pet can make you sick. Although they are not common, documented cases show people contracting infections by getting too cozy with their animals, according to work by researchers in California.

Can you get Roundworms from your dog licking you?

Parasites like hookworm, roundworm, and giardia can be passed from dog to human through licking. Salmonella, too, can be passed from your dog to you, or vice versa. Viruses tend to affect one species or the other; you're not going to give your dog a cold, and they won't be giving you their cough.

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