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What are some intestinal worms?

Tapeworm
Hookwork
Roundworm
Whipworm

What is a Roundworm? How is it transmitted?

Toxocara canis or cati
Description: Long, white spaghetti like
4 to 8 inches in length
In the small Intestine
Transmission: Maternal (unborn or nursing), ingesting larvated eggs in soil, ingesting secondary host, ZOONOTIC

What is the life cycle of a Roundworm? What do they do?

Intermediate hosts: rats, mice, rabbits
Migrate through the liver, lungs, and kidneys

What are the symptoms of Roundworm?

Compete for nutrients and interfere with digestion, can give the puppy a pot-bellied appearance
Gastrointestinal signs, bloated belly, depressed, loss of appetite

How do you diagnose and treat Roundworm? Prevention?

Diagnosis: fecal floatation (look for ova)
Treatment: Oral medication, pregnant bitches, pups starting at 4 weeks of age
Prevention: Regular deworming, remove feces from environment

Explain Toxocariasis in humans

After ingestion, eggs hatch and larvae penetrate the intestinal wall, carried by circulation to a lot of organs
Can cause blindness if they impact the ocular area

What is Hookworm? How is it transmitted?

Ancylostoma species
Hook like in appearance
1/2 to 1 inch length
Small Intestine
Transmission: in the milk, ingesting larvae, larvae penetrating skin of dogs and humans, very itchy

What are the symptoms of Hookworm? Diagnosis? Treatment? Prevention?

Symptoms: bloody feces, anemia
Diagnosis: Fecal floatation
Treatment: anthelmintic
Prevention: regular deworming, remove feces from environment