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Tapeworms

Tapeworms are a type of flatworm. They are parasitic on both humans and animals, and live in the host's digestive system.

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Can tapeworm fall out while a dog is asleep?

Tapeworm segments can come out as the dog sleeps, yes. It's not the whole tapeworm, and the majority of the worm will still be inside the dog. Take him/her to the vet to get the condition treated.

Can dog worms tapeworm hookworm heartworms etc pass onto human If so how like if a dog licks you and it has worms will you get worms?

Yes, you can catch worms from contact with dog and cat feces (children playing in sandpits getting eggs on their fingers), so children should be taught to wash their hands before eating.

Roundworm eggs and Hookworm eggs (Hookworm is found only in tropical and subtropical areas) are the most common. Tapeworm is also possible. Hookworm larva can also be caught be sitting with bare legs in an infected area or walking through with bare feet. The larva can burrow through the skin.

You can also catch ringworm from dogs, cats and humans. Ringworm is NOT a worm, it is a fungus, a skin disease.

Can humans have tapeworms?

Yes it can if it is raw, though it is very uncommon in the US.

How do horses get tapeworms?

Horses can contract tapeworms from an infected horse, or even a pasture that has been heavily grazed.

What is a tapeworn?

a tapeworm is a worm that can be transferred from something eaten and can attach to the inside of your stomach and intestines

How is it possible for an animal like a tapeworm to live without having a digestive system?

Because of where they live, tapeworms do not need to find, capture, and digest food. They do not need to protect themselves from predators or worry about the weather. Tapeworms gave almost no organ or organ systems. They do not need these structures; they can naturally absorb the food that has been digested for them.

How do you get a tapeworm out of your body?

there are several reasons but the most imp. is, when we eat uncooked or not properly cooked beef,pork etc.

Does the liver fluke and tapeworm have well developed digestive systems?

No. They absorb predigested food from other organisms, therefore they don't have digestive systems at all.

Can cats get tapeworms from canned fish?

Any type of raw fish can give a cat tapeworms. If the fish in the can has not been cooked, then yes.

What organism causes tapeworm?

Any raw or undercooked meat can give you tapeworms. Always cook meat thoroughly before eating it.



Tapeworms have a complicated life cycle. They are commonly found in cats and dogs, and humans are capable of getting tapeworms. Only adult tapeworms (not larvae) live in the digestive systems of dogs, cats and occasionally humans. The adult worm is made up of segments, each filled with eggs. The host (cat/dog/human) passes the eggs in its feces. A louse or a flea then ingests an egg from the contaminated fecal matter. The egg inside the flea develops into an immature tapeworm. Then, a cat or dog ingests the flea, usually by grooming itself and the immature worm then becomes the adult worm, completing the life cycle. Usually it is small children who become infected by tapeworms, by ingesting a flea or louse. Food can also be contaminatd with eggs, flea larvae or adult lice. A human could get tapeworms from coming into contact with soil, say, while gardening, that has cat/dog feces in it, contaminated with eggs.

Does a diet rich in apples reduce tapeworms in the intestines?

Though a diet in apple may reduce tapeworms in the intestine, if you suspect that you have a tapeworm in your intestine, you should receive medical attention. Tapeworms are dangerous when present within the body as they drastically affect your caloric intake.

Does medication for tapeworm make cats ill?

No; because it's supposed to help the cats heal. But if it were tainted with something bad, yes. If your cat was allergic to certain things in it, then it probably would. You should ask your vet.

Are tapeworms in human contagious?

try not to give raw or uncooked meat to yourself and your pet and make sure that your pet does not eat other fecal matter from other organisms.

Does feeling like you have to throw up and having stomach cramps mean you have a tapeworm?

Could be: A)period side affects (if female) B)flu I don't know the symptoms of a tape worm but it eats your food so feeling hungry must be a symptom. Wait and see a doctor of symptoms don't subdue. But you probably won't get a real 100 percent diagonis on wikianswers....

Can you use ivomec to get rid of tape worms?

NO! Ivomec will not even harm tape worms, Valbazen ( albendazole ) will, both are broad spectrum wormers, but Ivomec causes worms to die from over producing a naturally occurring acid that is not present in Tape worms.

Can a tapeworm be passed through a man's sperm into his partner?

No, its a parasite that is gotten by eating uncooked meats ect. Its in your intestines not sperm

What Are the primary and secondary hosts of tape worms?

The primary host of a tape worm would be the pig, it is when humans eat uncooked pork that the eggs of the tape worm are passed on to the secondary host us (humans).