TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Toxocariasis
A1  - Rosenthal, Philip J.
A2  - Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2  - McPhee, Stephen J.
A2  - Rabow, Michael W.
A2  - McQuaid, Kenneth R.
Y1  - 2022
N1  - 
T2  - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022
AB  - The  dog  roundworm  Toxocara  canis,  the  cat  roundworm  Toxocara  cati,  and  less  commonly  other  helminths  may  cause  visceral  larva  migrans.  T  canis  is  highly  prevalent  in  dogs.  Humans  are  infected  after  ingestion  of  eggs  in  material  contaminated  by  dog  or  other  feces.  Infection  is  spread  principally  by  puppies  and  lactating  females,  and  the  eggs  must  be  on  the  ground  for  several  weeks  before  they  are  infectious.  After  ingestion  by  humans,  larvae  migrate  to  various  tissues  but  cannot  complete  their  life  cycle.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/23
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184174561
ER  -