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Both species of roundworm occur worldwide and roundworm infestation is a very common endoparasitosis. The adult roundworms, up to 10 cm long, live in the small intestine. The female worms produce a large number of eggs, which are released into the environment with the feces. The infective larvae develop in the eggs after about four weeks.
Once the cat ingests the infected eggs, they hatch and the larvae mature as adults in the large intestine, where they feed on the blood from the intestinal wall. T. campanula lays eggs that are passed in the feces of the infected cat, remaining alive in soil for years. The infection can be found by examining the feces of the infected cat.
These worms occupy the lymphatic system, including the lymph nodes; in chronic cases, these worms can lead to the syndrome of elephantiasis. Loiasis a subcutaneous filariasis is caused by Loa loa (the eye worm). Mansonella streptocerca, and Onchocerca volvulus. These worms occupy the layer just under the skin. O. volvulus causes river blindness.
The nematodes (/ ˈ n ɛ m ə t oʊ d z / NEM-ə-tohdz or NEEM-; Ancient Greek: Νηματώδη; Latin: Nematoda), roundworms or eelworms constitute the phylum Nematoda. Species in the phylum inhabit a broad range of environments.
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Thelazia is a genus of nematode worms which parasitize the eyes and associated tissues of various bird and mammal hosts, including humans. [2] [3] They are often called "eyeworms", and infestation with Thelazia species is referred to as "thelaziasis" (occasionally spelled "thelaziosis").