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How are roundworms transmitted in animals?

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Infected dogs shed the microscopic roundworm eggs in their feces.Other dogs may become infected by sniffing or licking infected feces. Roundworm eggs can also be spread by other animals such as rodents, earthworms, cockroaches, and birds.


How are the roundworms transmitted?

Roundworm eggs live in soil that is contaminated by feces. The eggs can get into the body through the mouth. The infection can then spread from person to person via infected feces. Symptoms may include worms in a bowel movement or coming from the nose or mouth, vomiting, and stomach pain.

How are worms transmitted in animals?

Roundworms, hookworms, and tapeworms are transmitted when your pet eats the larvae in rodent or other dogs' feces, or an infected flea. Hookworms burrow through your pet's skin to lay eggs.

What are two common ways roundworms are transmitted to humans and animals?

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.

How are roundworms transmitted in cats?

Cats can get roundworms by eating wild animals as well as from feces or a contaminated environment. Most cats are infected with roundworms at some point in their life. They often show no symptoms. If your cat suffers weight loss, dull hair, and a potbellied appearance, it may have a major roundworm infection.

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