Claim: An image shows a parasitic worm in a child's heart, caught from a dog due to close contact.
Fact-check: This picture doesn't show a child's heart infected with a dog parasite - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. the picture is of an infected dog's heart. the parasite can only be passed from an infected dog to a human via mosquito, not direct contact.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2019-03-22T00:00:00