Show T LIVE JVE 2061 2 OCK CANINE PARASITES QUITE DANGEROUS hous household behold pe asare attacked by many species I 1 I 1 1 I prepared by the united states state department of 0 agriculture dogs and cats favorite household pets as they are are attacked by more species of parasites than most fill an in a recent article written for mhd veterinary quarterly dr E emett W price of the united states department of agriculture says these two als have been bean reported as hosts for about species of parasites some of which affect both and some only one or of the animals aside from the high mortality in dogs due clue to parasitic infestation doctor price says there are other points which should not be minimized some ot of the species which occur in dogs may tit also infest man either in their adult or larval stages such infestations frequently proving fatal several varieties of fleas are known ta to be carriers of bubonic plague doctor price says and one of the tapeworm s of man passes one stage of its life cycle in dogs fleas are also believed to be carriers of ld infantile fandle kala azar a tropical protozoon dise iise the dog doff Is also infested by it a lung fluke which mav amny be identical toi to the species c causing using fatal illness in man the present day practice ilce of shipping dogs from cub one part of the country to another for shows or for competition in field trials trl a li affords nn an excellent opportunity I 1 port unity for the spread of canine parasites doctor price points out for some of the parasitic infestations of dogs and cats veterinary science has developed effective remedies for many ho however weyer no remedy is ig known which will kill the parasite without killing the host as well |