Why do humans not get heart worms from mosquito bites and dogs do?

Answer 1

The heartworm is a filariasis affecting dogs, cats, wolves, coyotes, foxes, and some other animals, such as ferrets, sea lions, and even humans.

The dog heartworm is a negligible public health risk, because it is unusual for humans to become infected. Additionally, human infections usually are of little or no consequence, although rarely an infected human may show signs of respiratory disease. In most cases, however, the heartworm dies shortly after arriving in the human lung, and a nodule, known as a granuloma, forms around the dead worm as it is being killed and absorbed.

Answer 2

Actually humans CAN be infected with heart worm, but because they are not the right host, they heartworm will die in the lung before it reaches the heart. This is why you never see people with the symptoms - heart worms don't affect us so people don't know they're infected! Unless they happen to have a chest xray, and then apparently the dead encysted worms look like lung cancer....

This article tells you everything you need to know:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_worms#Human_health_considerations

Chalice

Answer 3

No it does not does it supply you the worms??? basically being stupid yet, no it wont. I recommend giving the dogs {dogs nutrition} and, very, little or no human nutrition each and every now and then in case you sense you may.

Answer 4

Different antibodies in humans then in dogs. Both can get west nile though

Answer 5

There are chemicals in human blood that kill most parasites, such as larva and worms. Rabbits are the most prone animals to contract parasites in the blood and bowels.

Answer 6

The critturs can't survive in our body. Different chemistry (than dogs).

Answer 7

I'll just ask my Dog what were doin wrong!!

Answer 8

diffrent blood systems and antibodys...