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Translated from the original English article Whipworm Infection in Cats -
Contenido en español actualizado.
Translated from the original English article Whipworm Infections in Dogs -
This handout outlines common internal parasites in cats and what you can do to prevent or treat infection. Included are parasites of the gastrointestinal tract (roundworms, hookworms, and tapeworms), as well as parasites of the circulatory system (heartworms).
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This handout outlines internal parasites in dogs and what you can do to prevent or treat infection. Included are parasites of the gastrointestinal tract (roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, and tapeworms), as well as parasites of the circulatory system (heartworm).
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Ivermectin + pyrantel (brand names Heartgard® Plus, Iverheart Plus®, Tri-Heart® Plus) is a combination of antiparasitic medications used to prevent heartworm and to treat and control roundworm and hookworm in dogs. Ivermectin + pyrantel is given by mouth as a flavored chew tablet.
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Ivermectin + pyrantel + praziquantel (brand names: Iverhart Max, QuadriGuard) is a combination of anti-parasitic medications used to prevent heartworm and control roundworm, hookworm, and tapeworm in dogs. It is given by mouth as a flavored chew tablet.
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Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by a single-celled parasite that infects dogs, cats, and certain rodents. Humans can also become infected. The parasite is transmitted by small, biting sand flies. Leishmaniasis can cause one or two types of infections: a cutaneous (skin) infection and a visceral (organ) infection.
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Leishmaniasis in Dogs
Es una enfermedad causada por un parásito unicelular que afecta a los mamíferos en muchas partes del mundo y que está extendida por todos los países de la cuenca del Mediterráneo. Hay que tener en cuenta que la enfermedad también puede afectar a las personas, pero no existe una transmisión directa del perro al hombre o viceversa. Se transmite por la picadura de un pequeño mosquito (Phlebotomus spp).
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Platynosomiasis is a disease caused by a parasitic worm called a liver fluke. It affects cats in tropical and subtropical regions. The lifecycle is complex and involves several hosts. Cats can become infected by ingesting lizards or amphibians that have the larval stages of the fluke. The flukes live in the bile ducts and gall bladder of affected cats, causing symptoms of liver disease.
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Liver fluke (Heterobilharzia americana) is a parasitic worm that affects dogs in the southern Atlantic and Gulf states and causes a disease called schistosomiasis. The fluke’s lifecycle is complex and involves a freshwater snail. Dogs can become infected by swimming or wading in water that has the larval stages of the fluke. The flukes cause granulomas (inflammatory nodules) to form in the liver, intestines, and other abdominal organs. Symptoms of gastrointestinal and liver disease may be present.