What kinds of animals besides dogs can get heart worms? Can people get them?

Question

What kinds of animals besides dogs can get heart worms? Can people get them?

Answer 1

Most parasites have a specific host they prefer to infest. The normal host for Heartworm is the canine.  Heartworms can live in animals other than canines but often have a shorter life, vary in size, or end up in odd locations due to aberrant migration.  This is true of Heartworm infections in the feline. Some of the other animals that can acquire heartworm include the wolf, coyote, fox, bobcat, jaguar, tiger, muskrat, raccoon, ferret, otter, bear, horse, orangutan, gibbon, sea lion, and man.

Answer 2

Cats can get them... I don't know about people though..

Answer 3

im pretty sure horses can.