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Docs, wanted to know if i can get worms from a stray cat?
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Maybe -Hookworms &: round worms. Diseases that can be spread by cats to humans (directly or indirectly) include: Bacteria - Cat Scratch Disease (Baronella henselae) & Salmonellosis. Intestinal parasites - (roundworms & hookworms). Protozoa -Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma gondii), Giardiasis & Cryptosporidiosis. Virus – Rabies. Fungus – Ringworm
Answered 7/4/2014
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