The best prevention is to remove feces from your yard daily and have your pets on a monthly heartworm preventive that also protects against hookworm infection.
Can a dog with hookworms be around other dogs?
They are not immediately able to infect another dog, but after a few days, these eggs mature and can infect another dog if they are eaten. Hookworm infection causes disease through the worms eating and sucking blood from the dog's intestine.
How do you stop hookworms from spreading?
How can I prevent infection? Do not walk barefoot in areas where hookworm is common and where there may be fecal contamination of the soil. Avoid other skin-to-soil contact and avoid ingesting such soil. Fecal contamination occurs when people defecate outdoors or use human feces as fertilizer.
How do hookworms transfer between dogs?
The hookworm attaches to the lining of the intestinal wall and feeds on your dog's blood. ... These larvae can infect your dog simply through contact and penetration of the skin and through the dog eating the larvae when they ingest dirt or during their routine licking (cleaning).
How long do hookworms live in yard?
How Long Do Hookworms Live in Your Yard? 3–4 weeks is the in-soil lifespan for all types of hookworms. If they have not been able to infect a host within this time, hookworm larvae will die.
