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Guidelines for Veterinarians: Prevention of Zoonotic Transmission of Ascarids and Hookworms of Dogs and Cats

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Ascarids and Hookworms
Zoonotic Transmission and Human Disease
The Public Health Problem
Veterinarians Can Help Prevent Human Disease
Preventive Anthelmintic Treatment
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Zoonotic diseases : what dogs pass to people

Learn more about dog-related diseases. Although dogs can pass germs to people, you are not likely to get sick from touching or owning dogs. To best protect yourself from getting sick, thoroughly wash your hands with running water and soap after contact with dogs, dog saliva, or dog feces (stool).

Dogs can carry a variety of germs that can make people sick. Some of these germs are common and some are rare. Continue reading Zoonotic diseases : what dogs pass to people