Pain and itching around the eyes, it turns out that dog and cat parasites wriggle
May 10, 2025
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Heartworms are mosquito-borne roundworms and are called filamentous worms because they are small thread-like parasites.
It is commonly found in dogs and cats, but it is known that people are also infected very rarely.
According to local media such as Tairas, a doctor at a hospital in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, shared a video of a white bug moving on his official Facebook page.
The doctor described it as a heartworm and introduced a case of a female patient.
A female patient living in Rayong Province was suffering from pain and itching around her eyes and contacted her doctor Natakapat for counseling.
Natakapat advised to visit a nearby hospital for an accurate diagnosis. The hospital prescribed anthelmintics, but her condition did not improve after 21 days.
Eventually, she contacted him again the next month, explaining that she had a small lump on her cheek. The hospital near the house said it still prescribed anthelmintic again without knowing the cause. In the meantime, a small lump burst, and a strange worm about 5cm long came out of it, and he filmed the video and told Natakapat.
Natakapat described it as a heartworm and advised improving living conditions.
"It is an animal-borne infectious disease that is transmitted from animals to humans through mosquitoes," he said. "It is recommended to remove mosquito breeding sites without mosquito bites to prevent infection. You should also administer regular heartworm prevention medications to your pets," he said.
In the case of animals, heartworms cause persistent coughing, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, weight loss, and jaundice, and in serious cases, death.
Infection with humans can result in subcutaneous or ocular nodules, which can lead to itching, redness, irritation, or swelling.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
