Toxocariasis

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title: Toxocariasis
text: Toxocariasis is an illness of humans caused by the dog roundworm and, less frequently, the cat roundworm. These are the most common intestinal roundworms of dogs, coyotes, wolves and foxes and domestic cats, respectively. Humans are among the many "accidental" or paratenic hosts of these roundworms. While this zoonotic infection is usually asymptomatic, it may cause severe disease. There are three distinct syndromes of toxocariasis: covert toxocariasis is a relatively mild illness very similar t
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description: Illness of humans caused by larvae of the dog or the cat roundworm
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxocariasis
date created: 2004-08-08T03:09:24Z
date modified: 2024-09-05T16:29:48Z
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