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Can i get worms from kissing my dog? oh and happy new year!

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Parasites from Dogs: Technically, we can get certain parasites from our dogs, however, the chances are extremely slim and you get them from coming into contact with their infected feces, not from kissing.

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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Worms: Some infections that can be transmitted from dogs to humans include roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms ; whipworms. I think it would more common to transmit from anal end.

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No: That risk is virtually zero.

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