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How do you get worms from your cat and are they likely to cause serious damage?

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

You can get: Wound from a cat it you handle their feces then put your hand in your mouth without washing your hands and injested the eggs of the worms. The egg then hatch in your intestines and can make you ill. Always wash hand after hsndling kitty litter and you should be fine.

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Answered 6/30/2014

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