https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/25310/self-wormingWorming ourselves? Working so closely with all sorts of animals is it somethings that we should be doing on a regular basis? Thanks in advance for your thoughts :)en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/151822?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 08 May 2014 21:42:59 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:34920675-0632-49b5-ba09-f76564098ccbHoneybadger<p>We dont tend to get intestnal worms from pets (unless we ate a flea!) </p> <p>If we ingested roundworm eggs the larva&nbsp;would migrate around our bodies and cause problems depedning where they end up.&nbsp;(most well known is ocular larval migrans in the back of the eye)</p> <p>&nbsp;The only type of zoonotic tapeworm in the uk is ecchinococus granulosis which is present in sheep farming areas.&nbsp; If we ingested an egg from an&nbsp;e.granulosis tapeworm we would become an intermediate host and the larve could cause fluid filled cysts in our lungs and liver.</p> <p>I think with good hygiene measures the likelihood of us getting infected is low so treating ourselves with an anthelmintic without symptoms would be a bit overkill.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/151821?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 08 May 2014 21:17:29 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:b01f5625-9912-4729-bdeb-b90b5e3052ffLydia123<p>Yes thanks Ash :)</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/151820?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 08 May 2014 21:13:20 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:38210957-8fac-45f4-b193-9a989090ce06Ash Hall<p>I completely agree!! We come into close contact with worms on a regular basis, there should be a human wormer on the market for vn&#39;s</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>