Worm Diseases during Travel

Lack of hygiene and lack of caution sometimes lead to vacation souvenirs of a special kind: worm diseases. Particularly dangerous are worm diseases that can be contracted when traveling to tropical countries. Loa loa – this sounds like a tasty tropical fruit, but it is actually a tiny worm from the nematode family. These thin, … Worm Diseases during Travel

Worm Diseases: Dog and Fox Tapeworm

The fox tapeworm is a parasite that not only affects the fox. It often affects hunting domestic cats, and less commonly dogs and humans. The development cycle of the fox tapeworm mainly takes place in a cycle among wild animals. The fox as the final host carries the sexually mature worm and excretes tapeworm eggs. … Worm Diseases: Dog and Fox Tapeworm