Can people get worms from puppies/dogs?

Answer 1

yup so make sure to worm your puppie/dog for your benifit and theirs.

Answer 2

I work at a vet clinic, we talk a lot about this stuff. You can get ringworm from a dog, but it is actually a fungus, not a worm. People can get hookworms and roundworms from puppies and dogs. They are usually transmitted to children because their immune system is not as strong and because they do not have as good of hygene as adults. Their eggs are passed along in their fecies, and then deposited on the soil. if you come into contact with either infected area, then you are at risk. But it is much more unlikely that an adult would get infected. Humans can also get Giardia from dogs, it is not an intestinal worm, but still an intestinal parasite. You can learn more about it from your vet, or try going to the Heargard website. They are trying to let people know about hookworms and roundworms, they can do a lot of damage. And heartworms are not highly contagious to humans, only to other dogs. I have heard that humans CAN get heartworms, but VERY unlikely. i hope this helps. if you have a dog, i encourage you to do more research on this.

Answer 3

It depends on what type of worm you're talking about. Heartworms are rarely transmissible to humans. Only a few cases have been reported of humans getting heartworms from a do, so you really don't have to worry about that too much.

However, parasitic worms, such as tapeworm and hookworm, are transmissible to humans. That's why it's really important to treat the dog as soon as you suspect him/her to have intestinal parasites. Humans can get worms from the dogs by stepping on their feces barefooted and not washing their hands after handling the dog. Best way to avoid catching these worms is by washing your hands every time you handle your dog or his excrements, and cleaning his poop area with a good disinfectant.

Answer 4

This is at least 5 questions on worms and puppies. If you are concerned that your puppy has worms, take him to the vet.

Answer 5

Yes people can get hookworms and roundworms from puppies and dogs.

Answer 6

YES you can get worms from animals. You CAN get tape worms, but alot of people get tape worms from eating raw meat like steak or pork. You can also catch ring worm. But you cannot get heart worms.Almost every person in the world has some sort of worm already in thier body.Dont blame it on your dog..lol. They wont make you sick or anything.

Answer 7

There are 5 types of worms that are transfereable from animal to human.

Round worm :Symptoms could include fever, nausea, edema (limb swelling), and even seizuring. Especially terrible is when the larvae migrate through the eye, which is called ocular migrans. This can cause blindness, vision loss, and pain. According to the CDC, there are 750 cases of ocular migrans every year.
The more serious roundworm infection in people comes from a roundworm which has raccoons as its natural host. This worm, called Baylisascaris procyonis, is the most common cause of symptomatic larval migrans in animals. It usually causes neurological symptoms, including pain, seizures, dizziness, coma, and death. It can also cause ocular larval migrans. It is estimated between 68-82% of raccoon are infected, and can shed millions of eggs per day in their feces. Raccoons generally use tree bases, logs, stumps, woodpiles, roofs, and decks as a latrine. When swallowed by any animal (bird, wildlife, or person), the larvae migrate extensively all over the body. When the brain is one of those areas of migration, damage occurs. Severity of symptoms depends on size of the larvae and the number of ingested eggs. Like with Toxocara, asymptomatic infection is common, but this worm more commonly causes severe symptoms, especially in the young. This worm is especially more of a concern because of the increased exposure of humans to the raccoons’ environment.

Hookworms:Humans contract the larvae through fecal-oral contact, or contact with bare skin to soil or sand (especially when wet) contaminated with the larvae. In the skin, infected individuals get raised linear rashes called “creeping eruption”. These are usually self-limited (cure by themselves) but can be severely itchy which can take weeks to resolve. If a bad enough infection occurs, larvae can migrate to deeper tissues and cause problems such as lung lesions which can cause severe respiratory symptoms. Recently, there is some evidence that humans can get worms to infect the small intestines, causing abdominal pain, bleeding, diarrhea, and weight loss in people.

Tapeworms: These are segmented flat worms spread through a vector, such as the common flea or infected meat. There are several types of tapeworms that infect humans and animals. These worms are often visible to the naked eye due to the segments passed in the feces.

Echinococcus is a tape worm that has dogs as the direct host, although it causes few problems in them. Dogs (and rarely cats) get the worm by eating infected meat (such as sheep parts which contain cysts. The sheep get the disease through eating contaminated water and vegetation. This disease is of concern due to the severity of disease in people. People contract the disease by direct contact with a dog shedding eggs (especially children), eating undercooked meat, or contaminated water or vegetables. The worm causes hydatid disease, in which the larvae migrate through the blood into the liver, lungs, and other body parts. The worms form large cysts which cause severe inflammation, even death.

Taenia is a worm which is spread by eating infected undercooked meat. The species of worm depends on the species of animal eaten. Symptoms include: unthriftiness, gastrointestinal signs, and even intestinal blockage from large worm loads. Dogs generally get the disease by eating infected rabbits or rodents. Humans can contract the disease through the same means.

The tapeworm has a very close association with fleas. They are a required part of their lifecycle. The tapeworm egg is eaten by flea larvae in the environment. The egg hatches in the flea larvae into an infective stage. Eventually, the flea larvae mature into an adult flea. When on the pet, the flea is inadvertently swallowed during grooming. The flea is digested and the worm larvae attaches to the small intestine.
Because fleas are required for infection, seeing tapeworms indicates that your pet has fleas. The segments are not directly transferable to people. Humans, especially children can get tapeworms by swallowing infected fleas.

Pinworms: Dogs and cats are not susceptible to pinworms. They are not infected nor do they carry them. Pinworms are species specific. Humans get pinworms from other humans. Hamsters and horses also have their own pinworms. Transmission is through fecal-oral contact. Self infection is common as the deposition of eggs on the anus by the adult worms is itchy. Children scratch their anuses and then suck their thumbs. The eggs can live in the environment for a long time. Good hygiene and prompt treatment are the ways to prevent this infection.

Whipworms:This worm is NOT transmissible to people.

Answer 8

ring worm you can catch from animals, but as far as tape worm and heart worm I don't think so.

Answer 9

I don't think so,but check with you vet to be sure.Good luck,Kim.

Answer 10

Yes, disgusting though it may be.