Treating a pet against parasites is a common thing that responsible pet owners regularly do. They do it not only because they love their tails very much.
Treating your pet against parasites is a common thing that responsible pet owners do regularly. They do it not only because they love their tails very much. In this way, people also protect their health, because many dog and cat parasites pose a danger to humans as well.
What parasites of pets are dangerous for humans?
The most dangerous parasites for humans transmitted from pets are:
A tick can "come" on a dog from a walk in the park to an apartment, and then infect a family member. Ticks are very durable and hardy, they can wait for the right moment to bite the victim for many years.
The results of tick infestation are very sad: borreliosis, tick-borne encephalitis are dangerous infectious diseases that can lead to severe irreversible pathologies of the nervous and cardiovascular systems, musculoskeletal system, and even death.
Roundworms or nematodes can enter the human body in the following ways:
After the larvae enter the human body, they begin to "travel" and can cause serious damage, such as blindness or suffocation.
Tapeworms are carried by fleas. A person can enter the body only if he accidentally swallows an infected flea on the fur of his cat or dog. Or you can get a problem together with the saliva of an animal that caught and ate a flea. Such cases happen much more often than it might seem. The owner of the animal may not even notice what happened and get sick.
Some of the numerous types of tapeworms can cause hydatosis. It is characterized by the formation of compactions (cysts) in the body, which can affect the liver, spleen, kidneys, bones, brain and even lead to death.
For whom are pet parasites the greatest danger?
Children and adults with weak immunity are most vulnerable to parasites carried by pets.
Children are very mobile, contact, safe, and still too young to critically assess invisible danger. They treat animals in almost the same way as they treat people: they pet them, kiss them, treat them from their hands, and then eat them themselves. This significantly increases the risk of infestation by parasites.
Weakened and sick people have weak immunity, so the consequences of infection for them can be much more severe than for a person with strong immunity.
How to prevent parasite infection from a pet?
Following these simple rules will help your family minimize the risk of parasites, keep pets and other family members healthy.