Some of the most common external parasites in dogs are fleas, ticks, and mites. They can each infest a dog differently: through contact with other animals, the environment, or humans. Advertisement ...

There are so many parasites a dog can get, but ringworm isn't what it sounds like. It's not a worm at all — it's an itchy ...

Common Dog Health Problem: Vomiting. Vomiting is a common dog health problem, with dozens of possible causes, from infection or intestinal parasites to pancreatitis, kidney failure, heatstroke, an ...

Some of the most common dog parasites, such as tapeworms and Echinococcus, are zoonotic, meaning they can be transmitted to humans. Though pets like dogs are wonderful companions, ...

One of the most common parasites that infest dogs — hookworms — is developing a resistance to all of the drugs approved by the FDA to treat the infection, according to a new study from the ...

T. canis is one of the most common dog parasites around, with roughly 11% of the world’s canines thought to be carrying these infections. Dogs are its definitive host, meaning that they’re ...

Giardia is most commonly spread through stagnant, infected bodies of water after a dog's face or nose comes in contact with an infected area. People can get it too.

Right now, U.S. veterinarians rely on three types of drugs to kill the hookworms, but the parasites appear to becoming resistant to all of them. Dog hookworms can also infect humans.