Roundworms are what type of biohazard?
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Roundworms can be included in the Virus/parasite biohazard category
- A biohazard is a biological substance that is dangerous to the health of living organisms (especially humans) and/or the environment.
- Biohazards include different harmful microorganisms (e.g., bacteria), viruses, biological toxins, fungi, parasitic worms, etc.
- Biohazards also include biological vectors that transmit diseases (e.g., mosquitoes, ticks, rodents, etc).
- Roundworms are small organisms (nematodes) that may infect dogs and cats. Animals become infected when they ingest eggs that contain infective larvae.
- These small organisms (roundworms) can live in the digestive tract (i.e., intestines) and cause health problems including, among others, abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea, etc.
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