An infestation with the larvae of roundworms that move through the tissues of the human body. Round-worm parasites live in the small intestines of both dogs and cats and are transmitted to humans most commonly by dogs, their natural host. The infestation is carried in the feces of cats and dogs. The infection is generally contracted by accidental oral contact with embryonated eggs, or larvae.
An intensely itchy rash caused by nematode (roundworm) larvae, usually of the dog and cat hookworm. The migrating larvae leave red, raised, irregular tracks in the skin, often of the foot. The disease is acquired by people who holiday on tropical beaches. It can be cured by a three-day course of oral albendazole.
Infections characterized by the presence of immature larval forms of specific parasitic worms within the body. Visceral larva migrans (toxocariasis) is instigated by a worm variety that commonly parasitizes dogs. Cutaneous larva migrans (creeping eruption) arises from a type of hookworm infestation; the larvae infiltrate the skin, causing red lines that are intensely itchy and sometimes accompanied by blisters. Both forms of larva migrans can be addressed with anthelmintic medications.