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2. Toxocariasis - Wikipedia

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   Toxocariasis is an illness of humans caused by the dog roundworm (Toxocara canis) and, less frequently, the cat roundworm (Toxocara cati). [ 1 ] These are the most common intestinal roundworms of dogs, coyotes, wolves and foxes and domestic cats, respectively. [ 2 ] Humans are among the many "accidental" or paratenic hosts of these roundworms.

3. Toxocara canis - Wikipedia

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   Toxocara canis (T. canis, also known as dog roundworm) is a worldwide-distributed helminth parasite that primarily infects dogs and other canids, but can also infect other animals including humans. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The name is derived from the Greek word " toxon," meaning bow or quiver, and the Latin word "caro," meaning flesh. [ 3 ]T. canis live in ...

4. Dirofilaria immitis - Wikipedia

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   Dirofilaria immitis. (Leidy, 1856) Synonyms [ 1 ] Filaria immitisLeidy, 1856. Dirofilaria immitis, also known as heartworm or dog heartworm, is a parasitic roundworm that is a type of filarial worm, a small thread-like worm, and which causes dirofilariasis. It is spread from host to host through the bites of mosquitoes.

5. Nematode infection in dogs - Wikipedia

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   Giant kidney worm infection. The giant kidney worm (Dioctophyme renale; syn. Dioctophyma renale) is the largest known parasitic nematode and can infest the kidney and occasionally the abdominal cavity in dogs. Female worms reach lengths of over one meter by up to 12 mm in diameter; male worms measure 20 cm by 6–8 mm.

6. Baylisascaris - Wikipedia

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   Respiratory discomfort, liver enlargement, and fever due to reaction to larvae migration. Eye and brain tissue damage due to the random migration of the larvae. Nausea, a lethargic feeling, incoordination and loss of eyesight. Severe neurological signs including imbalance, circling and abnormal behavior, caused by extensive tissue damage due to ...

7. Toxocaridae - Wikipedia

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   The Toxocaridae are a zoonotic family of parasitic nematodes that infect canids and felids and which cause toxocariasis in humans (visceral larva migrans and ocular larva migrans). [1] The worms are unable to reproduce in humans. Notable species include: Toxocara canis, which infects dogs. Toxocara cati, which infects cats and lacks ...