Can dog worms be contagious to humans?

Answer 1

Yes! Hookworms and round worms specifically are very nasty, Humans can get just about any of the worms that animals can get. Roundworms I believe can cause a rash usually on the forearm and Hookworms can free float in a persons body and often times lodge in the eye causing blindness. Tapeworms stay in the intestines. They cause malnourishment and weight loss. Whipworms do too I believe. They are contracted through contact with feces. (I.e. someone walking around outside barefoot.) some can actually burrow through your skin. There are even some very few recorded cases of heartworms, (however not in the heart just free floating in the body.) These are contracted through mosquitos.

Answer 2

The answer to "can I get these worms from my dog" is, it depends. Some worms are highly specific to dogs, others can be passed around a variety of species, including to humans. The main way that worms are transmitted from dogs to humans is through the oral-fecal route: somehow a person eats something that has been contaminated with infested feces from the dog. The best prevention is to pick up the dog's feces IMMEDIATELY after she goes to the bathroom. If you have children, especially young children that may either eat dirt or accidentally eat some dirt while playing, this is incredibly important. Young children occasionally become infected with Toxocara canis, the dog roundworm. This can cause ocular larval migrans, where the worm actually migrates through the child's body and ends up in the child's eye. From my understanding, human pediatricians can miss this as being caused by a larval worm and recommend that the child have the eye removed. Overall I would recommend that you practice very strict hygiene for the time being: wash your hands after cleaning up the feces, insisting that everyone in the family wash up (up to elbows for young children) before eating, and making sure that anyone who has played or worked in the soil around your house washes immediately after finishing with the project or game. Hopefully that will keep anyone from ingesting the eggs of the worms. I would also recommend that you save the worm (or a stool sample containing worms) for your veterinarian to examine. Dogs can get a variety of different worms (roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, tapeworms, etc.) and your vet may choose a different deworming product based on this. The good news is that most worm infestations are fairly easily dealt with, and your vet can advise you on how to prevent future infestations.

Answer 3

Yes! You can ingest the eggs or larvae that dogs leave behind in their stool or the worms that crawl out of them. It is not common, but it does happen. You would more than likely have some signs, such as, worms in your stool or abdominal problems/symptoms. Your physician can perform ova and parasite diagnostic tests on your stool, if you are worried. You can also catch parvo (a virus) or ringworm (which is a type of fungus) from your dogs.

Answer 4

Yes you can definitely get ring worms and pin worms from your dogs.

Answer 5

Yes, you can get worms from your dog. If you are checking your dog's poo for worm, you need to wash your hands.

Answer 6

THe dogs can have VD also .
So watch out for the facial licks .
A friend in the PI told me his dog had contacted the clap . Weird stuff ?

Answer 7

yes, we can get worms from dogs.

Answer 8

Yes they can. Here is a link that will tell all about it .

Answer 9

no