Please help, my dog threw up a worm? Transmittable to people?
Saturday, April 17th, 2010 at
2:32 am
I’m taking her to the vet in 1 hour, but I’ve been doing some research online and I’m worried. If it’s round worm I guess it can be transmitted to humans. She pooped in the house yesterday and I cleaned it up, but if she has eggs is a regular household cleaner going to kill them? I don’t want her/us to contract more worms! I will ask the vet, but I’m living in Spain and I’d appreciate a US or UK vets input on this one.
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The only way to get round worm is if you eat her poop or lick your fingers after you clean up her poop.
Just wash your hands with hot water and soap.
I found this site pretty interesting…http://www.dr-dan.com/roundwor.htm
Wash your hands thoroughly after petting having contact with your dog until you talk to your vet. Here is a helpful link with additional information.
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/roundworms_in_dogs___puppies.html
ewww, you should be OK if you wash your hands well after touching it, also don’t let your dog lick your face one last thing under no circumstances eat the worm
That is a hard question for those of us in USA to answer, as our worms are not the same wold-wide. Our canine roundworms don’t infect humans, but some in other countries do. Our canine tapeworms are only acquired from ingesting fleas, but that is not the case with all tapeworms.
Your local vet would be the best source for those answers, as he/she would be familiar with the worms of that region. Now, no matter what the worm, just keep you hands clean, wear shoes, and you should all be safe.
II have had many, many dogs. I have also raised many, many children. We always washed hands before eating, and no one has ever been infected with canine worms. Most puppies are born with roundworms, as they are passed by the mom-dog, so it is very common.
Here is the answer from a vet:
Can I Get Worms From My Dog?
Most parasitic worms are very species-specific. This means that worms from dogs don’t get into people, and worms from people don’t get into dogs. Very rarely some dog worms will try to infect people and can make them sick, but the worms come from places where lots of dog eggs have been shed, like parks and playgrounds, and not necessarily from a single pet.
The best way to prevent anyone from getting infected with any worms is to make sure your dog sees your veterinarian regularly: as soon as you get a new puppy and once a year with an adult dog.
In the United States, the most common worm in children is the pinworm. Dogs and cats don’t get pinworms and can’t give pinworms to children.
http://www.vet.uga.edu/VPP/animaldoc/worms/worms04.php
( college of veterinary medicine)
As long as you have good hygeine there should be nothing to worry about. Most of the time when people become infected by parasites from our pets is when we don’t wash our hands after handling them, cleaning up their feces, gardening, etc., etc…. Cleaning the areas in the house with normal cleaner should be fine. If you want to use a little bleach water this will make you feel better and smell pretty good also. Regular dewormings are recommened for this very reason of being able to transmit from pets to humans. If you use flea and tick preventative this will help. Using a monthly heartworm preventative helps as well. The heartworm preventative has ingredients that are for intestinal parasite control also. Tapeworm population can be controlled by the flea and tick preventative.
Hope this helps
Good luck
Depending on what kind of worm, yes, it can be transferred. And no, regular household cleaners won’t do the job. You need a special cleaner for that. The vet can help you. And, to help yourself and your dog, get him/her vaccinated!!
makes your dog always clean try to take a bath your dog always and give them a healthy food!wash your hand every time you will touch your dog.
Worms usually show up as skin lesions in humans. You see them more commonly in Third world nations. If anyone develops them, they will know. They aren’t hidden. I will give you some links to what they look like-
http://scienceblogs.com/zooillogix/Hookworm%20Foot.jpg
http://www.scientificpsychic.com/health/hookworm.jpg
http://curezone.com/image_gallery/parasites/worm.jpg
They are not as common in developed nations. And good hygiene avoids them altogether. I have always had animals in and around the house with no problems. Worms are just not common in humans with decent hygiene practices.