Dogs
ingest the roundworm egg in the soil, and puppies can be passed the worm from their mothers.
A cat may directly
ingest roundworm eggs from feces or from infected rodents.
If your cat hunts and eats crickets, beetles or rodents, he can
ingest roundworm eggs or larvae that way.
Nursing puppies may
ingest roundworm larvae in their mothers» milk.
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.
Once inside a dog's body,
ingested roundworm eggs hatch and the larvae then migrate to the intestine and become adults.
Adult dogs get roundworms from
ingesting roundworm larvae, usually from contaminated soil or infected... MORE prey (such as a mouse or other small mammal).
Once dogs become infected by
ingesting the roundworm eggs (these eggs can survive in soil for years,) the eggs will hatch and young roundworms will travel to the lungs.
Not exact matches
I saw an Animal Planet program last year about a toddler who
ingested raccoon
roundworm eggs at a playground and almost died as the larva went into his brain, ate through his -LSB-...]
Visceral toxocariasis is spread when children
ingest soil contaminated with dog or cat feces containing the eggs of cat or dog
roundworms, and cutaneous larva migrans, transmitted when children walk barefoot on soil contaminated with cat or dog hookworm larvae that penetrate their skin.
Roundworms and hookworms can be passed from mother dogs to puppies before they are born or
ingested through the mother's milk, wild animals or contaminated soil.
Roundworms can be spread by
ingesting infected eggs from soil or grooming, or by eating an infected rat, rabbit or other rodent.
Although trans - placental and trans - mammary are routes of transmission, the life cycle of the
roundworm commonly starts with the L2 larvae being
ingested either from contaminated soil, or from
ingesting an intermediate host such as a mouse or rabbit with the L2 larvae within.
Dogs become infected with
roundworms when they unknowingly
ingest the eggs contained in other dog's feces, or when they eat something with dirt on it that once contained the feces of an infected dog.
The
roundworm is a patient, persistent parasite that can lay up to 100,000 eggs in a single day.1 Once an egg is accidentally
ingested by a dog, the
roundworm hatches and makes its way through the body to an ideal feeding ground, the intestine.
Once the
roundworm parasite is
ingested, it resides in the cat's digestive system, then passes through the intestines and emerges in the feces.
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.
The individual must
ingest the infective stage of the
roundworm eggs; since the eggs are primarily associated with feces, humans would somehow need to consume the egg contaminated feces for contagion to occur.
Children are most likely to eat
roundworm eggs because they may
ingest dirt and eat food with dirty hands.
As with
roundworms, nursing puppies may
ingest hookworm larvae in their mothers» milk.
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.
Dogs can become infected either by
ingesting infective eggs in the same way as
roundworms through the environment or the tiny larvae can burrow into the skin.
Roundworm eggs are present around your pooch's backside if he is infected therefore if he licks the area and then your child's face it is possible they can be
ingested that way.
Free - roaming cats will become infested with
roundworms when they
ingest raw prey such as rodents and birds.
Roundworm can also be caught by
ingesting an animal infected with it.
Very often, infected feline
roundworm eggs are
ingested by rodents, birds, beetles and earthworms.
When
roundworm eggs are
ingested, they then hatch and migrate to the intestines.
Other intestinal parasites, such as
roundworms, hookworms and whipworms, live in the soil and can be easily passed on to your dog if it
ingests these eggs by licking his feet, eating dirt, etc..
Ingesting infected tissue of a transport host - By eating rodents, birds, or insects (transport hosts) that have larvae in their tissues, your cat may become infected with
roundworm.
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.
In humans,
roundworm eggs can be
ingested from eggs that have passed from the dogs feces into the environment.
Roundworms can be
ingested from the soil, and puppies are passed the worm from their mothers.
Baylisascaris procyonis, the raccoon
roundworm, rarely infects humans, but again, the resistance of children to handwashing puts them at risk for
ingesting raccoon
roundworm eggs when playing outdoors.
Dogs get infected when they
ingest anything that has been contaminated with dog feces containing
roundworm eggs.
People can become infected with feline
roundworms by
ingesting eggs that are in the soil.