A cat can become infected with the disease from coming into contact with raccoon feces, from ingestion of B. The most common method of acquiring the infection originates from sharing an area with infected raccoons. Infection of the viscera (VLM) may present symptoms of liver and/or lung disease, while infection of the eye (OLM) may not be apparent until your cat has lost the use of its vision. Lethargy, lying down excessively (recumbency).Difficulty eating/swallowing (dysphagia).Unsteady walking/loss of coordination or muscle control (ataxia).Signs of neurological disease (NLM) include: Often, there are not any outward symptoms associated with early onset of the disease, but occasionally cats will show signs of neurological disease due to the worm attacking the nervous system. The intestinal form is most commonly found in adult cats, while infection of internal organs, particularly the brain and spinal cord (visceral disease) is more common in kittens. These types of infections are referred to, respectively, as larval migrans visceral larval migrans (VLM) neural larval migrans (NLM) and ocular larval migrans (OLM). They then migrate to the intestines, where they further develop before their final migration into the viscera (the organs that occupy the abdominal cavities), the nervous system, or the eye. The development of the roundworm begins with ingestion of the roundworm eggs. Two types of baylisascariasis have been reported in cats: intestinal infection and visceral disease.
If rabies is suspected, you may wish to ask your veterinarian to test for the presence of the B. In addition, because the worm sometimes attacks the brain and nervous system, this infection may be mistaken for rabies. While this infection can often be treated in adult cats, it is almost always fatal for kittens. However, an outbreak can occur wherever animals are kept together in large groups. This disease is known to occur throughout the United States, with reported outbreaks in zoos and on farms. This is another way in which the worm is disseminated to other animals. In this weakened state, the small animal becomes an easy catch, and the larva is ingested when the predator animal (i.e., a cat) ingests tissue from the infected animal. The larva is known to migrate to the brain, where it affects the nervous system. Intermediate carriers are birds, rabbits, and rodents, amongst other animals. Therefore, it is essential to practice methods of avoidance and caution in areas where raccoons are prevalent. Any contact with the feces, or with soil that has been used by an infected raccoon, may lead to systemic infection. procyonis larvae is typically spread through the fecal material into the environment. Raccoons are the optimal carriers of this worm, since the health of the raccoon is not adversely affected, making it the ideal host and disseminator of the parasite. This parasite is commonly referred to as roundworm. Most commonly called "raccoon disease" because of its prevalence in the raccoon population, baylisascariasis comes from contact with raccoon feces, and from ingesting animal tissue that is infected with the B. The Baylisascaris procyonis larvae is found in a large part of the animal population, including humans - making this a zoonotic disease, which means that it can be spread from an infected animal to other animal species, which includes humans.
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