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"Small wriggling tapeworm segments work their way out of your cat or dog’s anus, leaving egg packets in your bed. While all of this might sound dramatic, it can and does happen," says Dr. MacMillan.
The intact tapeworm spanned 1.88 m (6.2 feet), the doctors wrote. Tapeworms can grow to be longer than 11.5 feet (3.5 m) and live for years in a person's gut, according to the National Library of ...
Intestinal worms are organisms that feed off the human body. Tapeworm, hookworm, pinworm, and other types of worms affect the body in different ways. A person may notice worms in stool. Types of ...
A fish tapeworm infection, or diphyllobothriasis, occurs when a person eats raw or undercooked fish that's contaminated with the parasite Diphyllobothrium latum. Find out more about it here.
A tapeworm is a parasite in contaminated food and water. Most people have mild or even no symptoms. Symptoms might include nausea and weight loss.
The tapeworm is made up of small segments, each about the size of a grain of rice. These are passed in feces and can sometimes be seen around the dog’s anus.
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