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Can humans get round worms?
Yes. There are roundworms of different species that can infect humans and they can cause serious health issues. Roundworms common in puppies and kittens are some of the roundworms that can infect humans which is why it is important to treat puppies and kittens for parasites early and as often as recommended by your veterinarian.
What are 4 of the most common parasitic roundworms that infect humans?
liver fluke-tape worm
Can you get roundworms from your pets?
The animal has to actually have the roundworm for this to potentially occur. If you are unsanitary and never wash your hands then yes. This is especially true after you clean litterboxes or pick up after your dog. If you allow your cat to walk all over your kitchen counters and dining room tables where you eat, then you can certainly expect it.
What are four of the most common parasitic roundworms that infect humans?
Toxocara canis and cati, Ascaris lumbricoides, Baylisascarisprocyonis
Where can roundworms be found Round worms can be found all over the world?
Roundworms can be found in manure, cats, dogs, and also is intestines/host.
What are common characteristics of flatworm and roundworms?
parasites digestive system they live on their host's
Are viruses general or specific to the cells that they infect?
viruses are specific to the cells they infect called host cells
Does the ability of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell to infect a new host depend on its drug-resistant phenotype?
No, drug-susceptible cells and drug-resistant cells are equally likely to infect a new host.
Why the virus host doesn't infect itself?
Cause they love themselves .
What is a common roundworm of hogs and man?
This is probably the genus Ascaris. However, there are very few roundworms that can infect both pigs and humans, and these are not common in the developed world.
What kind of bacteria-like organisms can live only in a host?
Endoparasites: Live inside the host eg. Plasmodium, Tapeworm, Roundworms, Bot fly ect.
Can a human get wolf-worms?
Many parasites, such as various types of worms, are highly opportunistic, meaning they will infect any warm body they can get into. I have never heard of "wolf worms," so cannot tell you for certain if, like tapeworms and roundworms, these can also infect people.
