Cats can get intestinal worms from
drinking infected water, or eating something they shouldn't, or from being in contact fleas.
Dog can get intestinal worms from
drinking infected water, or eating something they shouldn't, or from being in contact fleas.
When traveling with Fido, owners should prevent him from drinking potentially
infected water in streams, ponds, or swamps and, if possible, avoid public areas polluted with feces.
Gastroenteritis is widespread in developing countries, where poor sanitation enables rotaviruses — so - called because of their wheel - like shape — to spread
through infected water and food, causing illness and diarrhoea in infants.
The hatchling, or miracidium, searches for and
infects water snails where they develop sporocysts and redia.
The bacteria are usually present in
infected water or soil.