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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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How do you tell the difference between pinworm and tape worm and if you have it in your stomache?

Tape worms can be distinguished from pin worms in that they are flat and long.

The only way is to have a doctor put a camera down your throat into the stomach. There may be other tests (stool samples are one example) but any of them require seeing a doctor. Unless of course you have the stomach (LOL) for testing your own stools and have access to a microscope and the training to use it.

Pinworms come out at night to lay eggs. They cause noticable discomfort when they do this. They are about 1-3 mm long, thin and white. They can be caught rolling tape across the anus. Requires meds for treatment or at the very least stringent hygene to avoid reswallowing eggs and prolonging the infection.

My dog threw up a very long worm does he have tapeworms or puppy worms?

If this was thrown up and looks like a piece of spaghetti, then that is a roundworm. You should bring in a small fecal sample collected over a 2 day period to your Veterinarian's office and have your Vet check for other parasite eggs & give your pet a good check up too at the same time. Then the pup can be dewormed for the parasites he/she has. We know for sure the pup has roundworms, pretty common in pups. After you deworm your pup the first time, then deworm again in 10-14 days to get the ones who have grown into mature adults since the first deworming. That way you get the parasites in all their stages of growth by doing 2 dewormings 10-14 days apart. Keep the poop picked up in your yard on a daily basis and put it in a bag to throw away into the garbage so your pet does not re-infect himself.

Your pet should be on a heartworm preventative too if he is over 10 weeks of age. Ask your Vet too about getting your pup on a once a month heartworm preventative such as Heartgard Plus or a cheaper generic version which has the same ingredients as the Heartworm Plus. The ones with the "Plus" after their name will get the roundworms and sometimes the hookworms too. So you will be taking care of 3 different parasites. The heartworms are deadly and the mosquito is the intermediate host. The infected mosquito lands on a dog or cat and bites the dog or cat and infects them with the baby heartworm, called microflaria. If not stopped then the babies will grow up and end up in the heart where they will cause much damage. At this point if you discover them it is a big deal to get rid of them and very risky for the dog or cat. The animal can actually die from the treatment. Better to use a once a month Heartworm preventative. Heartworm is currently found in all the US states. If your pet is older, be sure to have your Vet run a blood test to make sure he or she is heartworm free before being put on the heartworm preventative. You should also be using a Flea & Tick preventative once a month topically on your pet, such as Front Line or Advantix II. It will kill the fleas and help to keep them and the ticks off of your pet. Fleas are the intermediate host for tapeworms & Ticks carry many deadly diseases such as tick fever, so you can see how all this works together to keep your pet very healthy and live a longer life.

What are the metacestode tapeworm stages?

For Dipylidium caninum (flea tapeworm) it is the cysticercoid

Why tapeworms do not have digestive system?

It is a parasite that absorbs predigested food. Why need a digestive system when someone else does it for you?

What is a Beef tapeworms habitat?

The beef tapeworm's habitat is one of two places. When it is in larvae form, the beef tapeworm will be found inside of cattle. When it is a matured adult, you would find it inside of humanintestines; where a person has ingested beef that was infected with tape worm larvae.

Why might a tape worm produce so many eggs?

Most tapeworms have both male and female reproductive organs to reproduce and fertilize there own eggs.

Can you catch tapeworms from your cat?

Tapeworms are only cough into you by digesting them unless your cat has attracted some hookworms which are the same as tapeworms, they can be found in infected soil (infected fertilizer, once the hookworm is in its host it lays eggs in it digestive tract...and once the process is done, the next thing\person who step on the egg it has founded an new host)

layman's terms: Tapeworm, only get in you, by eating an tapeworm egg, to not get tapeworm in food or you, make food cooked well. You can got worm like tapeworm but not as same, it is called hookworm, if your cat steps on an hookworm egg, your cat now have hookworm, hookworm can get form cat to you by box you clean, that your cat sh*t in, egg in your cat's s*it get on hand, egg is in you, boom! you have hookworm, same as tapeworm, Hooray

How do you get rid of Tapeworm egg sacks in carpet?

A thorough vacuuming will do it - if you want to be absolutely sure, a shampooing with a bit of Lysol added to the solution tank, perhaps. I got that information from a vet, as I had to consider the same problem myself at one time.

What do you do when your penis turns into the colors of the rainbow?

This is a very good question. Firstly you must wrap it in damp tissues or toilet paper and let it cool down. Be warned that this may result in some slight shrinkage of the penis and/or genitals. After a period of a few minutes lather the penis with a moisturisor high in vitamin E, sorbelene cream is ideal.

It is now safe to wash the penis in a warm, not hot, shower. Make sure that you do not over heat the penis at this stage or a sudden rush of blood to the area may rupture the blood vessels within the cavernous body of the penis. After the penis is washed and dryed put it to bed with a cup of hot chocolate, ensure that it stays warm and don't allow it to perspire excessively.

Hope this helps and your penis troubles are put to an end.

Why does fire travel faster uphill?

Because fire does not burn down, it burns up and it therefore catches things above it on fire and it spreads that way. Also the wind current aids in it's spread.

What is the average height of a tapeworm?

depends when tapeworms can grow up to 6FT in length

How do you get rid of tape worms in humans?

To get rid of tape worms there is a special medicine to get ridm of them . Go to your closest chemist or maybe tell your doctor and they may suscribe them for you. do not be embarrased if you do have them.

How do tapeworms defend themselves?

They dont usually need to protect themselves, but when they do they play dead and bite when the threat gets close.

What do tape worms do to your body?

either make you sick or eats your insides go see a doctar before it goes further