While any dog can
contract roundworms, they're most often found in puppies as they're commonly passed from mother to child during the last leg of the mother's pregnancy.
They're mostly found in puppies, though adult dogs can also
contract roundworms.
Yes, both adults and children can
contract roundworms, hookworms and tapeworms from dogs although it is rare.
Young animals can also
contract roundworms from drinking their mother's milk.
Most cats will
contract roundworms at some time during their lives — it's a common parasite that can be easily treated.
Puppies
contract roundworms by eating the worm's eggs off the ground, or by inheriting them from their infected mother.
Because humans can
contract roundworm, hookworm and tapeworm from animals, it is important to maintain good personal hygiene.
There's a good chance your cat will
contract roundworm in her lifetime.
When a human
contracts roundworms, the parasite attempts to live out its life cycle.
Children are more prone to
contract roundworm as they are more likely to touch infected dirt or sand and then put their hands into their mouths.
Children are more prone to
contract roundworm if they touch infected areas and then put their hands into their mouths.
Not exact matches
Many puppies are born with
roundworms after
contracting them from their mother's uterus during gestation.
It's important to maintain good personal hygiene, since humans can
contract hookworms and
roundworms.
Hookworms can be
contracted in the same methods as
roundworms, particularly during the puppy life stage.
Most puppies are born with
roundworms from the mother while adult dogs
contract worms from feces.
These parasites are
contracted by walking through eggs in the soil and grooming them off the fur or skin, nursing from an infected mother cat, or eating a rodent that is infected by
roundworms.
[FN53] But potential for cats to transmit diseases presents a health hazard to humans as well as a threat to wildlife, because rabies, toxoplasmosis, cat scratch fever, encephalitis (from cat scratch fever), plague, hookworms and
roundworms can be
contracted by humans through contact with infected cats.