Many parasites, such as roundworm, tapeworm and hookworm, are zoonotic and can spread through such direct contact with your dog. Worms, however, are not one .
Can worms be transmitted through saliva?
While worms do not pass through canine saliva, other conditions do. One virus that spreads through dog saliva is rabies. The virus enters through broken skin, such as through a bite.
Can you get tapeworms in your mouth?
The eggs of another type of tapeworm (pork tapeworm) cause a disease called cysticercosis (sis-tuh-ser-KOE-sis). This happens when pork tapeworm eggs from poop get into someone's mouth.
Can tapeworms transfer from person to person?
People can pass tapeworm eggs to others when they don't wash their hands after using the bathroom. Tapeworm eggs in feces can then spread into food or onto surfaces like doorknobs.
How are tapeworms passed from human to human?
If you eat food or drink water contaminated with feces from a person or animal with tapeworm, you ingest microscopic tapeworm eggs. For example, a dog infected with a tapeworm will pass tapeworm eggs in its feces, which get into the soil.
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