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Besides giving people the "creeps" tapeworms rob the body of essential nutrients. People may complain of weird tummy sensations/pains, nervous symptoms and lack of energy. Some larvae migrate to the brain and depending on where they settle...the symptoms will vary. The worms can cause obstruction in the intestines. Mostly depends on the types of tapeworm infestation and the amount of critters in the invasion.
You can find exact symptoms and signs of having tapeworms by looking in parasitology books. You can also look up beef tapeworm (Taenia saginata), pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) and mouse tapeworm (Hymenolepsis nana).
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoBasically its a parasite. You eat it. Cough it up, then it ends up in your intestines where it grows and feeds off your nutrients. So to pretty much sum it up, it does really bad things. Stops you from getting the proper nutrients that you need, which might lead to disease or weightloss.
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∙ 13y agoit growes like baby in you stomache and eats your food and keeps you awke because a chemical is in food that makes you sleep
Please!! Tapeworms grow in the intestines not stomach. They do eat some of our nutrients but they don't keep you awake and very few chemicals are found in food that make you sleep. Tryptophan in turkey is one but I doubt a tapeworm would deprive you of it
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∙ 7y agoThe tapeworm anchors itself in the small intestine and grows by feeding on the nutrients there. When living here the tapeworm can rob the human host of nutrients and cause anemia and intestinal ailments. The greatest risk comes if the offspring of the tapeworm leave the intestine and enter the rest of the body, sometimes embedding themselves in the brain. Infection of the brain can cause a variety of severe neurological problems that may be lead to death.
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∙ 15y agoTapeworms can harm the body by causing the body to lose weight, having constipation and diarrehia.
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∙ 12y agoThey eat your food and go inside your muscle and tapeworms can make your muscules hurt.
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∙ 13y agoit destroy plants
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What do you call a tapeworm in a dog?
A tapeworm in a dog is called the same thing, a tapeworm. The most common kind of tapeworm found in dogs is the Dipylidium Caninum, which is the cucumber tapeworm or double-pore tapeworm.
Is a tapeworm an organism?
Yes, a tapeworm is an organism.
What kingdom is the tapeworm in?
The tapeworm is in the animilia kingdom 
What kingdom is tapeworm?
The tapeworm is in kingdom Animalia
What is the tapeworm in cats?
a tapeworm is a parasite, BAD!
What imact does protist have on humans?
Protists are mostly harmful for humans. They are endoparasites (Tapeworm) inhabiting human intestine. One best example is Plasmodium which causes the Malaria in humans.
What is one type of tapeworm?
dwarf tapeworm is one
Which is a parasite a sponge a tapeworm a planarian or a jellyfish?
A tapeworm.
Where and how can you become infected by tapeworm?
If you go into the water infested with tapeworms then the tapeworm can climb up your anus. If a woman is infected with tapeworm and the tapeworm hasn't gone into her intestines yet then the tapeworm might climb up your testicles if you have anal sex.
A tapeworm lives off the nutrients in an animal and digestive tract. Therefore a tapeworm is?
Therefore a tapeworm is a parasite.
When did Tapeworm Railroad end?
Tapeworm Railroad ended in 1839.
When was Tapeworm Railroad created?
Tapeworm Railroad was created in 1838.
