Sentences with phrase «infected cat feces»

Toxoplasma gondii (II) T. gondii, Righthand continues, «has been shown to cause neurological damage to sea otters and other marine mammals that are exposed when heavy rainfall washes infected cat feces into the water.»

Ingesting infective eggs - This can occur through direct (e.g. eating infected cat feces) or indirect (e.g. contaminated soil or plants) contact with roundworm eggs.

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease that can be transmitted to humans (and other animals) by ingesting infected cat feces, consuming raw or undercooked infected meat, or ingesting contaminated water.

Transmission can occur by ingesting oocytes from infected cat feces or by eating undercooked meat containing Toxoplasma cysts.

Not exact matches

Transmitted through the feces of infected cats, undercooked meat or contaminated water, toxoplasmosis is typically latent and harmless for healthy adults.

The first indication that a dog or cat is infected with some type of parasite is, very often, the presence of «something» in the dog's or cat's feces.

These eggs may come from the feces of infected cats or from the tissues of paratenic hosts (an accidental host).

When the cat gets infected, the early stages involve an intestinal form where the contagious oocysts are shed in feces but the cat may or may not have any diarrhea.

A fully - grown dog or cat can pick up the parasites by eating infected food or water, or feces found in soil, thereby ingesting roundworm eggs too small to be noticeable.

Toxo (for short) is a parasite that lives in the brains of some mice and rats, but is spread through cat feces after a cat eats an infected rodent.

The virus is shed in the feces and saliva of cats that are infected by the feline infectious peritonitis virus.

Oocysts («eggs») in cat feces may infect rodents, man, and dogs, and you know how dogs are irresistibly drawn to litter boxes!

Kittens are at highest risk for health concerns related to roundworm infection, but adult cats can be infected by ingesting eggs from infected feces or intermediate hosts such as earthworms or rodents.

Cats in multiple cat environments are at much higher risk for FCoV infection than solo cats because they are more likely to be exposed to the feces of infected cats, either via shared litters or by bits of feces on shoes, clothing or objeCats in multiple cat environments are at much higher risk for FCoV infection than solo cats because they are more likely to be exposed to the feces of infected cats, either via shared litters or by bits of feces on shoes, clothing or objecats because they are more likely to be exposed to the feces of infected cats, either via shared litters or by bits of feces on shoes, clothing or objecats, either via shared litters or by bits of feces on shoes, clothing or objects.

About 10 to 15 percent of cats, though, can't rid themselves of the virus and become carriers - they may continue to infect cats around them with their saliva and feces.

The virus occurs in saliva, nasal secretions, urine, feces and milk from infected cats.

Transmission occurs through the saliva, feces, milk, and urine of an infected cat.

Adequate cooking of meat intended for human consumption, daily cleaning of cat feces from the litterbox (it takes 24 - 72 hours for any cysts in cat feces to become infectious), and washing hands after gardening or cleaning the litterbox, are all you need do to avoid becoming infected.

Although highly unlikely, disease transfer is possible if pet owners refrain from common sense practices such as hand washing after coming into contact with an infected cat, it's saliva, feces, food or water.

You or your children can become infected by accidentally swallowing dirt that has been contaminated with dog or cat feces that contain infectious Toxocara eggs.

Spread by the feces and urine of infected cats, this virus attacks their immune system leaving the animal unable to fight infection.

It's spread through direct contact with saliva, eye or nose discharge, or sometimes the feces of infected cats.

Dogs and cats that are infected with Toxocara can shed Toxocara eggs in their feces.

Virus is shed in very high quantities in saliva and nasal secretions, but also in urine, feces, and milk from infected cats.

«How are marine mammals from the Arctic Circle to Australia infected by a parasite that is spread primarily through the consumption of infectious cat feces and infected meat?»

Adult dogs and cats can become infected from eating contaminated rodents or feces.

Roundworms do not require an intermediate host to spread from cat to cat, but can be transmitted by ingesting the eggs that are passed in the feces of an infected cat.

An infected cat sheds large amounts of virus in all body secretions including feces, vomit, urine, saliva, and mucus.

Keeping cats indoors also eliminates exposure to the feces of infected pets and the eating of infected rodents.

The adult female worm produces fertile eggs that are passed in the infected cat's feces; the eggs need several days to several weeks to develop in the larvae stage.

Puppies and kittens frequently acquire hookworms by drinking milk from their infected mother; while adult cats and dogs will acquire them through exposure to water or an environment which has been contaminated, often by feces.

It is ingested when cats eat another animals» feces or infected intermediate hosts such as rodents and rabbits.

Humans can become exposed through contact with cat feces, contaminated soil or by the consumption of uncooked infected meat.

FeLV affects the immune system and is transmitted through the feces, saliva, and urine of infected cats.

The zoonotic disease called toxoplasmosis is spread primarily through contact with the ground outside or the more common contact with undercooked meat but this disease can also infect humans through feces and the litter box — NOT the cat itself.

2) gardening without gloves — feral cats passing infective organism in their feces is another common way people can be infected.

Infected cats shed coronavirus in their saliva and feces, which is why crowded conditions allow the virus to spread from cat to cat.

In the U.S., people are more likely to become infected with toxoplasmosis by eating unwashed fruits and vegetables or raw meat than from handling cat feces.

Luckily, dogs and cats can not infect each other or humans with heartworm, and they can not get it by sniffing feces of infected dogs or being around them in the dog park.

For example, murine typhus and bartonellosis (cat scratch disease) can be transmitted to humans from cat flea bites or the bacteria from feces of infected cat fleas (gross, right?).

Bartonella henselae infects cats through the bites of infected insects (primarily fleas and ticks) that feed on the cat's blood and the ingestion of infected insects» feces.

through saliva, nasal secretions, milk, urine and feces from infected cats.

False Statement: «Most Cases of Toxoplasmosis Stem from Undercooked Food, Not Cats — Catch and kill advocates sometimes argue for killing feral cats because they can transmit toxoplasmosis, a parasitic disease that spreads via Toxoplasma oocysts shed in the feces of an infected animal.&raCats — Catch and kill advocates sometimes argue for killing feral cats because they can transmit toxoplasmosis, a parasitic disease that spreads via Toxoplasma oocysts shed in the feces of an infected animal.&racats because they can transmit toxoplasmosis, a parasitic disease that spreads via Toxoplasma oocysts shed in the feces of an infected animal.»

The disease is caused by a parvovirus transmitted by contact with infected cats, their feces or environmental contamination.

The virus may also be spread through feces, urine, and milk of an infected cat.

These diseases can be spread to people by direct contact with the feces of an infected cat or by contact with soil that has been contaminated by the feces of an infected cat.

It is most commonly transmitted when a susceptible cat or kitten's mouth or nose contacts feces, urine, or saliva (especially feces) of infected cats or when their mouth or nose contacts contaminated objects such as food and water dishes or litter boxes.

Adult cats get it by ingesting the eggs of this parasite, or by ingesting an infected rodent or the feces of an infected cat.

Once a cat has been infected with the virus and recovered, the cat can be easily re-infected by continued exposure to infected feces.

Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV): Spread through the saliva, nasal secretions, feces, urine, and milk of infected cats.