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To clarify, yes we do/can get intestinal parasites from our pets and visa versa too.
Wait until CDC hears about my case. They are going to go bonkers and send out the marines to my house:
I have a kitty cat that has a medical problem, which I’m not going into. The medication she is on and will be on forever lowers her defenses. Hence, she develops ringworm though she never ever goes out doors. Neither do the rest of my cats. She is bathed twice a week with 3 types of medication, which puts the ringworm under control. For the past three weeks, we had to suspend her baths for other reasons. (They have been resumed again.) In the mean time, her ringworm came back in force, and she passed it on to me (again). At least all I have to do is put a special ointment on those areas and it goes away.
Sounds aweful, but remember, ringworm is actually a fungus, not a worm.
FWIW “ringworm” is a misnomer. It’s a fungal infection treated with anti-fungal meds, and not a worm or any kind of parasite.
Ringworm’s a fungus. If it’s on your head, it’s called tinea capis. If it’s on your feet, it’s called tinea pedis. If it’s on your body, it’s called tinea corporis. If it’s in your crotch, it’s called tinea cruris.