The only form of Echinococcus transmissible by cats is that causing alveolar echinococcus. Tapeworms of the Taenia and Echinococcus species can also be contracted by humans via accidental ingestion of cat feces containing infectious tapeworm eggs. Infection is more commonly seen in children and the symptoms, similar to those in cats, include segments of tapeworms, (resembling grains of rice), being passed in the feces and sticking to the anal area. The most common tapeworm in cats is the flea tapeworm, but this species is not readily transmitted to humans as it is necessary to swallow an infected flea to contract the disease. Some feline tapeworms can be transmitted to humans. Ticks can transmit diseases such as Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. However, humans don't catch ticks from cats but are more likely to be preyed upon by a hungry tick waiting in the environment, which leaps onto a passing human in search of a meal of blood. While cats are not as commonly affected by ticks as dogs, both cats and humans are susceptible to attack by ticks. However, these little critters only remain on humans for a short time. This is because humans are an abnormal host for feline parasites, so the parasites become lost and confused in a human body and do some unusual things when they cannot find their way to a target feline organ.Įxternal parasites like fleas and mites (such as Notoedres mites and Cheyletiella mites) can sometimes hop on to humans and cause a lot of itching of the skin, sometimes accompanied by a rash. There are several external and internal cat parasites that are zoonotic, some of which can be more serious to humans than to their pets. A disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans is known as a zoonotic disease.
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