Cats are known as a spoiled pet and likes to be stroked. But be careful when stroking a cat, get used to wash your hands after stroking a cat. Because there is the possibility behind the smooth fur, There tapeworm eggs that could move into your hands. Tapeworms are parasites that infect many vertebrate creatures, ranging from pigs, cows to humans. Tapeworm eggs are often transmitted through infected meat, but not cooked until perfectly ripe. Although only infect vertebrates, tapeworm infection can also be carried by insects such as fleas in dogs and cats. Even without fleas, tapeworms can still be transmit when you are stroking a pet that had been infected.
Animal feces must contain eggs or larvae, which sometimes attached to its body, moreover rarely bathed. The best way to prevent infection is to wash your hands after stroking pets. The next precautionary measure, of course maintaining the health and cleanliness of your pet. For animal lovers, it is not difficult to recognize the tapeworm infection, especially on changes in behavior and body weight, and too often dragging butt on the floor or carpet. Similar with pinworms, tapeworms also cause irritation in the anus so that trigger itching.
So make sure your hands clean after stroking your pet. If not then you will be infected by tapeworms.
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