Without proper diagnosis and treatment, how long can tapeworms live in the host?
For over 10 years.
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What are the three forms of diagnosis for tapeworm infection?
blood tests, imaging scans, and organ tests
100
Where is it usually found?
In less developed countries due to poor sanitation. Outbreaks also often occur where livestock are raised.
100
Where do tapeworms live in?
They live in the intestine of a living host.
200
1 out of ____ children have tapeworm.
3
200
Name 5 symptoms of tapeworm infection.
nausea, weakness, diarrhea, abdominal pain, hunger or loss of appetite, fatigue, weight loss, vitamin and mineral deficiencies
200
What are common medications used to treat tapeworms?
Biltricide and Albenza
200
List four things that puts you at a risk of infection.
Lack of hygiene, working with/exposure to animals, traveling/living in certain parts of the world, consumption of raw/undercooked meat and fish
200
What are tapeworms?
They are intestinal parasites and are worms that are flattened.
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How do the eggs enter the host?
Tapeworm eggs typically enter the host through the ingestion of raw or undercooked meat
300
What is neurocysticercosis?
It is the most serious case of tapeworm infection in which the tapeworm invades the central nervous system, causing seizures in the host.
300
Treatment kills the tapeworms in over ____ of cases if they are ___________.
Treatment kills the tapeworms in over 95% of cases if they are confined to the intestines.
300
To what temperature should you cook meat to kill larvae or eggs?
66 degrees Celsius
300
List one of the most common types of tapeworm found in North America and Western Europe
taenia solium, taunia saginata, hemynolepis nana
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How are pig and cattle infected by tapeworms?
They are infected by grazing in contaminated pastures or drinking water contaminated by eggs from human feces.
400
What are the two rare but serious complications of tapeworm infections?
They can block the intestine
or
if it is a pork tapeworm larvae, it can migrate to other parts of the body, causing damage to the liver, eyes, heart, and brain.
500
Why is eating undercooked meat from infected animals the main cause of tapeworm infections?
This is because the larvae can get into the muscles of the person.