Sentences with phrase «encysted worms»

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This is true even if the mother tests negative for roundworms because roundworm larvae (immature worms) encyst in the mother's muscle tissue and are not detected by our tests for the eggs of adult worms.

Because the larval stages of the worms migrate inside the animal, some of the worms become encysted and lie dormant in the host animal's organs.

Pregnancy hormones unfortunately serve as little wake - up calls to encysted hookworm larvae only this time, the little worms migrate to the unborn puppies and to the mammary gland.

If it is not Fluffy or Fido that pick up the second stage larva, the hatched worm remains encysted until the host is eaten by the appropriate species for that particular worm.

During treatment, traditional dewormers only kill the worms already in the intestinal tract, not the encysted larvae.

Worming the mother before birth is ineffective against encysted larvae.