Can People Get Heartworms From There Dog?

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Heartworms are threadlike creature that can affect dogs and many other animals. These worms spread in dogs through biting of an infected mosquito. Humans are neither their ultimate host nor part of their life cycle that is why heartworms don't not affect them. Although there are some reports about the presence of heartworms in human lungs but these can not survive there for longer duration.
Heartworm infestation in dogs can cause life threatening conditions if not treated. So, heartworms in dogs need immediate medical attention.
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Let me tell you my story when it comes to heartworm I'm a great mom to my huskies love them get shots every year figured all was good ...never worried about heart worms...why cause I got my dogs shots and wormed every year what I didnt realize I was not doing a treatment for heartworm ....so I never ask my vet about this cause I thought I was having this done.....with a yearly treatment for worms thought this treatment killed all worms.....I started hearing more about heartworm on tv...notice the medicine looked like nothing I was giving my boys so I ask my vet...after testing I have one of my huskies that has heart worms we start his treatment thursday I blame myself for being so blind when it comes to my Siberian huskies my vet assures me we caught it very early...but still I wonder if I I'm the only dummy out their ask your vet....call today....love your pets and learn all you can about heart worms.
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Let me tell you my story when it comes to heartworm I'm a great mom to my huskies love them get shots every year figured all was good ...never worried about heart worms...why cause I got my dogs shots and wormed every year what I didnt realize I was not doing a treatment for heartworm ....so I never ask my vet about this cause I thought I was having this done.....with a yearly treatment for worms thought this treatment killed all worms.....I started hearing more about heartworm on tv...notice the medicine looked like nothing I was giving my boys so I ask my vet...after testing I have one of my huskies that has heart worms we start his treatment thursday I blame myself for being so blind when it comes to my Siberian huskies my vet assures me we caught it very early...but still I wonder if I I'm the only dummy out their ask your vet....call today....love your pets and learn all you can about heart worms.

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