Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen discuss parasites that people can catch from their pets.  Our co-hosts also delve into some pet parasites that are widely believed to be contagious to people but in real life are rarely transmitted from pets to people and generally pose little risk.

Send e-mail comments to be chosen to be addressed on the air by our veterinarian co-hosts to: comments@web-dvm.net.  For more content from Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen, visit their respective blogs at Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com, respectively.