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Ways of contracting intestinal parasites - 3

Chart showing different types of infections of hosts with intestinal parasites

Lecture Notes

Another possible mode of infection includes ingesting an infected intermediate host; this will typically be a prey animal, such as a bird or mouse. In the case of tapeworms, a very common way for a cat or dog to become infected is to swallow the intermediate host, a flea, during grooming.