Complications
from a lungworm infection can lead to bronchitis, emphysema and pneumonia.
Once a pup / dog has recovered
from lungworm he will often have some natural resistance to re-infection.
Not exact matches
Generally,
lungworms can't be transmitted directly
from one pup / dog to another, but if they live in the same environment then they're both at risk
from the same source of contamination.
Drinking
from water contaminated by slugs / snails, wild animal feces and such can also be a source of
lungworm infection.
No, humans are not at risk
from catching
lungworms from puppies or dogs, but they can be infected if they eat contaminated snails / frogs or some crustaceans or if there is snail / slug secretions on vegetables or other foodstuffs that haven't been thoroughly washed.
There are several species of
lungworms (which are roundworms, but of a different variety
from the roundworms talked about earlier and which target the digestive tract).
Patients with a cough could also be suffering
from heartworm disease, cardiac (heart) disease, allergies, cancer,
lungworms etc..
When one of the transport hosts is eaten by a cat, the
lungworm larvae migrate
from the stomach to the lungs.
Occasionally,
lungworm larva, seen in fluid obtained
from the cat's lungs (The BALF exam; read more about that farther down), make th e diagnosis.
Prevalence and pathology of
lungworm infection in bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus
from southwest Florida.