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  2. Cat worm infections - Wikipedia

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    A more severe infestation is manifested by occasional vomiting. Other cats, on the other hand, may show more severe clinical pictures with a reluctance to eat, emaciation and dehydration. Infection can be detected by detecting the worms in gastric lavage samples or vomit. Because O. tricuspis is viviparous (larviparous), worm eggs are not ...

  3. Toxocara cati - Wikipedia

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    Toxocara cati, also known as the feline roundworm, is a parasite of cats and other felids. It is one of the most common nematodes of cats, infecting both wild and domestic felids worldwide. Adult worms are localised in the gut of the host. In adult cats, the infection – which is called toxocariasis – is usually asymptomatic. However ...

  4. Toxocariasis - Wikipedia

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    [7] [16] [25] Infectious mothers, and puppies under five weeks old, pass eggs in their feces. [16] [25] Approximately 50% of puppies and 20% of adult dogs are infected with T. canis. [7] Cats are the reservoir for Toxocara cati. [5] As with T. canis, encysted second-stage larvae in pregnant or lactating cats reactivate. However, vertical ...

  5. Toxoplasmosis - Wikipedia

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    Pregnant women should avoid handling raw meat, drinking raw milk (especially goat milk) and be advised to not eat raw or undercooked meat regardless of type. [61] Because of the obvious relationship between Toxoplasma and cats it is also often advised to avoid exposure to cat feces, and refrain from gardening (cat feces are common in garden ...

  6. Hookworm - Wikipedia

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    The worms mate inside the host, in which the females also lay their eggs, to be passed out in the host's feces into the environment to start the cycle again. N. americanus can lay between nine and ten thousand eggs per day, and A. duodenale between twenty-five and thirty thousand per day.

  7. This Mother Had A Baby At 50 Without Intervention. Here's ...

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    In the U.S., we’re delaying pregnancy even longer (the average age for a first-time mom has increased from 25.6 years old in 2011 to 27.3 years old in 2021), and the number of women giving birth ...

  8. Tritrichomonas foetus - Wikipedia

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    The primary transmission route is the litter box that is shared by both infected and uninfected cats, where a well-timed use by two cats can transfer the parasite from the feces of one cat to the paws of another where they later become ingested during the act of grooming. In cats, Tritrichomonas foetus is able to live several days in wet stool ...

  9. How can people get over the 'ick factor'? - AOL

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    How nutritious are edible worms and insects? Many are a complete source of protein and high in iron, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus, B-vitamins, amino acids, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and fiber.