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Can humans get worms from handling a rabbit or another animals ?

I think most internal worms are actually species specific - so the risk would be minimal if it exists at all! Vikkivet would probably know for definite. ;)
 
You can get tapeworm from dogs. I don't think you can get worms from rabbits. However, you can catch some skin disease from handling rabbits. I don't recall details.

ETA I found a list of zoonoses you can catch from bunnies: http://www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk/resources/content/info-sheets/rabbits_health.htm :wave:
(I hope you don't freak out. I have been keeping house bunnies for over a decade and never caught anything. As my vet once said, you are much more likely to catch diseases from people.) :wave:
 
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