Can humans contract heartworm disease?
Isolated cases of human infection have been reported, however, the heartworm is generally not considered a risk to human health. For more information go to: www.heartwormsociety.org Hookworms in dogs Similar to tapeworms and roundworms, hookworms are intestinal parasites that live in the digestive system of your dog or cat. The hookworm attaches to the lining of the intestinal wall and feeds on your dogs blood. Its eggs are ejected into the digestive tract and pass into the environment through your dogs feces. Larvae (young hookworms) that hatch from hookworm eggs live in the soil and can infect your dog simply through contact with and penetration of the skin and through eating the hookworm larvae. It is common for hookworms to infect the host through a dogs belly or feet as well as to be ingested during routine licking (cleaning). How will hookworms affect my dog? Hookworms suck blood and therefore cause internal blood loss. They are a serious threat to dogs, especially young puppies
