humans catch worms from cats?
Kate Ashley
Eric L. Davis wrote:
>
> I'm sure this has been asked before, but since I don't see it in the faq,
> does anyone know if and how humans can catch tapeworms from cats?
>
> thanks!
>
> -Eric
Only if they aren't butterfingered!
Eric L. Davis
Janet Kegg
Eric L. Davis (eri...@nntp.best.com) writes:
> I'm sure this has been asked before, but since I don't see it in the faq,
> does anyone know if and how humans can catch tapeworms from cats?
>
Cats commonly get tapeworms from ingesting infected fleas. Human can't get
tapeworm from cats (or from eating fleas) because the type of tapeworm that
thrives in cats doesn't in humans.
--Janet
jshar...@aol.com
Eric L. Davis (eri...@nntp.best.com) writes:
> I'm sure this has been asked before, but since I don't see it in the
faq,
> does anyone know if and how humans can catch tapeworms from cats?
>
>Cats commonly get tapeworms from ingesting infected fleas. Human can't
get
>tapeworm from cats (or from eating fleas) because the type of tapeworm
that
>thrives in cats doesn't in humans.
You'd need to be pretty unhygienic to catch tapeworm or roundworm from
cats - like swallowing infected fleas or swallowing worms
regurgitated/passed fecally from cats. Kids sometimes get *roundworms*
from cats because they stick their hands in the litter tray or in pools of
cat sick and then put their unwashed fingers in their mouths. Pretty
gross really, but kids don't know any better. All I can say is, when
grooming a cat and finding fleas, crush the fleas between fingernails and
not between teeth (Chimpanzee fashion) - as if anyone here would do the
latter :-) And if you groom yourself cat fashion, be careful when licking
any flea/worm infested regions of your anatomy <VBG>
Sarah
Theo M Karalis
I asked my vet's assistant one time and she laughed at me! She said I
could only get tapeworms if I ingested a flea. Whether this is true or
not, I don't know. Paula
In <582hst$r...@nntp1.best.com> eri...@nntp.best.com (Eric L. Davis)
writes:
>
>I'm sure this has been asked before, but since I don't see it in the
faq,
>does anyone know if and how humans can catch tapeworms from cats?
>
>thanks!
>
>-Eric
Ranka Grgic
Eric L. Davis <eri...@nntp.best.com> wrote in article
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> I'm sure this has been asked before, but since I don't see it in the faq,
> does anyone know if and how humans can catch tapeworms from cats?
>
> thanks!
>
> -Eric
>
Yes they can, but it's not likely. You'l have to be in direct contact with
their feces.
Ranka
terez...@aol.com
People (mostly kids) have been known to catch pinworms from cats. One
example would be kids who play in a sandbox, and cats who use that same
sandbox as a litter box, but once again, that's coming in contact with
feces.
T.
Sharon Talbert
Quite so. A bit of history here, though -- isn't it true that certain
Victorian ladies used to deliberately infect themselves with tapeworm in
order to retain their tiny waistline? How did they do it, anybody know?
Michelle
Here are some diseases that are considered zoonotic (transmissable to humans
from animals). To stick with the topic, I've only included those that I found
could be transmitted from cats (there were WAY too many to give a complete
listing with respect to all the different diseases and the animals involved).
Parasitic diseases
protozoan:
Chagas' disease- usu. western hemisphere, southern USA to central Argentina-
fecal material of triatoma bug into bite wounds, blood transfusion.
Toxoplasmosis- worldwide. ingestion of oocysts shed in the feces of infected
cats, and ingestion of meat that contains cysts.
cestode(tapeworm) infections:
Echinococcosis/Hydatid disease-(specifically E multilocularis)- northern
hemisphere- ingestion of eggs shed in feces of carnivores.
Sparganosis- worldwide- direct contact or ingestion of raw tissues of
crustaceans; ingestion of undercooked feral pigs; use of infected frog or snake
meat as wound dressing. (this is a new one to me too!)
nematode (roundworm) infections:
cutaneous larva migrans- worldwide- skin penetration by infective larvae of
hookworm.
visceral larva migrans- worldwide- ingestion of eggs (of roundworms)
shed in feces
Hope this helps...your best bet is to refer any questions/concerns you may have
to your vet. When in doubt...ask, there are no stupid questions. :)
Michelle R. Lewis, LVT
Adam Felson
Only if you are in the habbit of eating turds from the catbox.