TAPEWORMS

A tapeworm is a parasitic flatworm that lives in the digestive tract. They can be 33ft long and live for up to 25 years.

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FOOD CONTAMINATION

• Do not allow cooked food to come in contact either raw food
• Tapeworms are usually spread from contaminated food or drink
• Eating meat that has not been cooked enough to kill tapeworms can also infect you
• Store meat in cold temperatures
• Do not let food sit out for long periods of time

HOW TO PREVENT TAPEWORMS IN YOUR PETS

• Animals can ingest fleas carrying the tapeworm egg
• Washing hands to prevent infection from feces is recommended
• Making sure your pets have been treated for fleas
• Make sure they do not consume contaminated meat

PERSONAL HYGENE

• Dispose of waste properly
• Worms can be spread by not washing hands after using the bathroom
• Wash hands frequently

SYMPTOMS OF TAPEWORM INFECTION

• Nausea
• Weakness
• Diarrhea
• Abdominal pain
• Hunger or loss of appetite

HOW TO GET RID OF TAPEWORMS IN HUMANS

• See doctor
• Give stool or blood test
• Most commonly a medicine taken by mouth is prescribed
• Medicine kills the tapeworms
• Dead tapeworms pass from bowels