''Toxocara malayasiensis'' is a species of feline roundworm, a
parasite
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has ...
which infects the intestine of cats. Feline roundworms are passed in the fecal matter of cats, and can be transmitted to humans, causing
toxocariasis
Toxocariasis is an illness of humans caused by the dog roundworm ('' Toxocara canis'') and, less frequently, the cat roundworm (''Toxocara cati'').https://academic.oup.com/ajcp/article/142/suppl_1/A104/1771175 Eosinophilic Pseudoleukemia Due to T ...
, a potentially serious disease.
See also
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List of parasites (human)
Endoparasites Protozoan organisms
Helminths (worms)
Helminth organisms (also called helminths or intestinal worms) include:
Tapeworms
Flukes
Roundworms
Other organisms
Ectoparasites
References
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Susceptibility and severity of infections in pregnancy
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Feline zoonosis
A feline zoonosis is a viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoan, nematode or arthropod infection that can be transmitted to humans from the domesticated cat, ''Felis catus''. Some of these diseases are reemerging and newly emerging infections or infes ...
References
External links
Roundworms: Cats and Kittens from The Pet Health LibraryCDC podcast
on Toxocariasis
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Parasites of cats
Ascaridida
Veterinary helminthology
Zoonoses
Health issues in pregnancy
Parasitic infestations, stings, and bites of the skin
Congenital disorders
Nematodes described in 2001