gut diseases. these diseases can make people sick too research shows between 20% to 67% of community...
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Gut diseases
These diseases can make people sick too
Research shows between 20% to 67% of community dogs have gut diseases like:
• Worms • Giardia • and Salmonella
Worms
Hookworm and roundworm
These worms live inside dogs guts.
Sometimes they are
very hard to see
because they are
small
Hookworms have sharp teeth
They bite onto
the gut wall
They make
the dog lose blood in the
guna
The dog’s gums
become pale
Puppies become very thin, weak, and pale
They can get big round bellies,
but are skinny elsewhereSome get so
sick they die
Worms can make
people sick too
Dog worms can crawl through people’s
skin, leaving
itchy trails
Some worms
make cysts in
the eyeslungs, liver
or brain
Stopping worms
Clean handsstops infection
Medicine kills the worms in
the gut
Clean dogsstops
infection
Clean dry yards
stops infection
How worms live in dogs
Other gut diseases
Giardia, Salmonella, Cryptosporidium, Campylobacter
Gut germs
E.g. Giardia
Adults live in the gutLay eggs that pass out in the guna
Too small to see
Need to use a microscope to find them
Giardia life cycle
Giardia life cycle
Giardia life cycle
Stopping Gut diseases
Things that make more dogs get gut diseases:
• Muddy wet ground– Germs lives longer in wet areas
• No water bowls– Means dogs drink more from ground water
• Where dogs can eat babies nappies– Humans and dogs can share gut germs
• Lots of puppies– Puppies can’t fight germs as well
Stopping Gut Diseases
Clean dry yards and houses
• No dog poo near where kids sit
• Dogs cannot get to nappies Desexed dogs
Clean water in a bowl all day
every day
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