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Q: What are hook worms and what do they do to dogs?
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Can adults get worms from dogs?

The answer is NO humans can not get worms from dogs


What worms can live inside the human body?

Flatworms such as tape worms and flukes, and roundworms such as trichinosis-causing worms, filarial worms, ascarid worms and hook worms.


Do hook worms have backbones?

No, like all worms it is an invertebrate.


Puppy wormed one week ago is it normal for small white worms to be present but no fecal matter?

You never mentioned what kind of worms your dog was treated. For hook and round worms an over the counter treatment may be enough. If you go to the vet they will give your dog Strongid-T, which will take care of the hook and round worms. If you are seeing white worms coming out of your dogs rectum or you see white worms in the fecal matter, your dogs has Tape worms. There is no over the counter treatment that will get rid of Tape worms. You must go to the vet who will give you a little pill to give to your dog. If your dog has tape worms you may also find tiny and I mean tiny little off white, sesame seed looking things in your dogs bedding. These are Tape worms that have crawled out of your dogs rectum and dried up and died. Sometimes this is the only evidence that a dog owner will see and wonder what the heck they are. Now you know.


Do hook worms have health benefits?

No.


What type of arthropods eat fish and small worms?

salmon and hook worms


What animals are found in the phylum nematoda?

"Round Worms" , ex. pinworms and hook worms


Can you get worms under your skin?

Yes, some worms can get under the skin. Ringworms and hook worms are prime examples of worms that may get under the skin.


What does hook worms eats?

Hosts food/blood


Are horse worms different from dog worms?

Yes. Though the parasitic worms of horses are similar to the worms of dogs, they are not the the same. This means that horses won't pick up worms from dogs and vice versa.


What is a baited hook?

It is a fishing hook with something to catch marine life attached to it, such as fish or worms.


Can humans get hook worms from walking barefoot in the house?

Yes, because worms like feet. Feet makes worms horny.