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At my cousins house, dog jumped on me and licked my eye area, i do not know if any saliva got into my eye. washer area with soap and water, flushed out eye with water. cousin told me dog is dewormed monthly. scared of toxocara and going blind?
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Be assured: Toxocara infection is caused by an ingestion of soil containing infective eggs of parasite, Toxocara canis or T catis. Eggs are found wherever dogs and cats defecate. Not by being licked.
Answered 9/18/2019
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