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A tapeworm is flat, segmented worm that lives in the intestines of animals. The main cause of tapeworms in people are eating undercooked meat from infected animals. There are several kinds of tapeworms. Those three kinds are Dipylidium caninum, Echinococcus, and Taenia. A tapeworm consists of many parts with each one being able to reproduce.

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Few symptoms of tapeworm are nausea, weakness, abdominal pain, hunger/loss of appetite, fatigue, weight loss, and vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Although there are many symptoms, tapeworms do not cause these. The only sign of tapeworms are the segments of the worm in bowel movements. Tapeworms leads to serious complications, such as intestine blocking.

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There are many different ways to prevent tapeworms. One way is to wash your hands with soap and water before eating or handling food and after using the bathroom. When you are traveling in areas that are more common with tapeworms, you need to wash and cook ALL fruits and vegetables with safe water before eating it. Another way to prevent tapeworms, eliminate all livestock exposure to eggs by disposing of feces.

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One way a person gets infected with tapeworms is when they ingest eggs. If you eat or drink water contaminated with feces from a person or animal with tapeworm, that is one way to ingest microscopic eggs. Once an egg makes its way into your intestines, these eggs develop into larvae. As soon as this egg becomes a larvae, it is able to make its way out of your intestines and forms cysts in other tissues, for example, your lungs, liver, or central nervous system.

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Unlike humans, dogs cannot become infected by ingesting a tapeworm egg. Dogs are infected with tapeworms by being passed through a host, for example, a flea. When tapeworm eggs are released into the environment, they need to be ingested by flea larvae. Once inside the flea larvae, the egg continues to develop and during grooming in response to the flea bite, a dog ingests the tapeworm infected flea.

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Most people never realize they have the tapeworm infection because they have no symptoms. However, if you are infected, medication will be prescribed to get rid of the infection. Oral medications include, Praziquantel, Albendazole, and Nitazoxanide. The medication you are prescribed depends on the species of tapeworm involved and where the infection is at. To be sure that your infection has cleared, your doctor will have samples checked after you've taken all of your medication.

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Dogs with tapeworms are treated by a prescription called Praziquantel and it is either ingested orally or it is injected.  Other medications that are effective at removing tapeworms include chewables, granules that is sprinkled on their food, and tablets.  Along with medications that can treat that single infection, there are also combination parasite medications that can treat all worm infections in one like, tapeworm, hookworm, roundworm, and whipworm.