- Tapeworm infection - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Tapeworms in the intestines usually cause mild disease Immature tapeworms, called larval cysts, can cause serious disease in other parts of the body
- Tapeworm Infection: Symptoms, Causes Treatment
Tapeworm is a parasite that lives in your intestines Tapeworms can cause gastrointestinal symptoms Some kinds of tapeworm infections can cause serious complications
- Tapeworms in Humans: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments - WebMD
Tapeworms are flat, segmented worms that live in the intestines of some animals Animals can become infected with these parasites when grazing in pastures or drinking contaminated water Eating
- Tapeworms: Causes, types, symptoms, and treatments
Tapeworms are intestinal parasites that can live inside another animal or plant A person can ingest them when consuming raw or undercooked meat and fish Several types of tapeworms can infect
- About Human Tapeworm | Human Tapeworm (Taeniasis) | CDC
Tapeworms can cause digestive problems including abdominal pain, loss of appetite, weight loss, and upset stomach The most visible sign of taeniasis is the active passing of proglottids (tapeworm segments) through the anus and in the feces
- Symptoms of a Tapeworm Infection and How Its Treated
Tapeworms can infect people when they eat undercooked or raw meat from infected animals To treat a tapeworm infection, doctors use medicines that release the worm from the intestines so that it can pass out of the body
- Tapeworm: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment - Health
Tapeworms are parasitic flatworms that can live in the intestines of animals and humans You can get infected with a tapeworm by eating contaminated raw or undercooked pork, beef, or fish
- Overview of Tapeworm Infections - Infectious Diseases - Merck Manual . . .
Adult tapeworms are multisegmented flatworms that lack a digestive tract and absorb nutrients directly from the host’s small bowel In the host’s digestive tract, adult tapeworms can become large; the longest parasite in the world is the 40-m whale tapeworm, Tetragonoporus calyptocephalus
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