According to doctors, the 25-year-old male patient had been suffering from severe abdominal pain and vomiting before being diagnosed. He is currently being treated at the local Nutan General Hospital, according to Times Now News .
Doctors said the young man had adopted a stray dog and let it sleep in his bed. After a while, he began to have stomach pains and persistent vomiting. His health suddenly deteriorated.
The guy adopted a stray dog and let it sleep on his bed.
During tests and CT scans, doctors said the larvae in the dog's saliva had caused a tumor in the patient's liver - a canine hydatid cyst. The larvae had traveled through the stomach and into the liver, according to Times Now News .
Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by the dog tapeworm, which causes cysts to develop in the liver and other organs. Doctors say dogs and other pets can still contract the disease even if they are fully vaccinated.
According to hospital records, the patient had surgery to remove the tumor.
What are the symptoms of dog cysts?
According to Harvard Health Medical School (USA), the risk of getting canine cysticercosis increases if: Deworming or treating infected dogs at home; Eating and drinking in a shared space with infected dogs; Living in an unsanitary environment.
Larvae in dog saliva can cause canine hydatid cysts
The main symptoms are: Bloody stools, cough, pain in the abdomen or chest, rash, jaundice, a bulge or mass in the abdomen, vomiting and nausea, difficulty breathing, unexplained weight loss...
Doctors say when these small cysts or tumors grow large, they can prevent organs in the human body from functioning normally and can also rupture, causing life-threatening complications, according to Times Now News .
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