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i learned that tapeworms do more to the body than eat all your food and grow long and live long.

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- wash your hands with soap and water before eating or holding food/ after using the bathroom
-properly dispose of human/ animal feces.
-thoroughly cook meat and avoid raw meat

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infected food or water, infected fleas ingested normally by children.

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stool sample, blood test, imaging exam ex. x-rays

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- anthelmintic drugs
- Anti- epileptic therapy
-surgery
-shunt placement

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Oral medications
- Biltricide  -Alinia
- Albenza  or it can leave on its on

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-fever -neurological signs ex. seizures
-bacteria infections
-cystic masses or lumps
-allergic reactions to larvae

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-nausea               - abdominal plain
-weakness            -diarrhea
- loss of appetite  -weight loss
the tapeworms affect intestines and body tissues

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tapeworms start in egg sacks, then larvae, then to adult tapeworms

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Cats, dogs, and humans can all get dipylidium tapeworms

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An adult tapeworm consists of a head, neck, and a chain of segments called proglottids

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A cat or do can swallow an infected flea with tapeworm larvae. Children can also get them by ingesting contaminated food or water.