Tapeworm
Current as of: June 9, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:E. Gregory Thompson, MD – Internal Medicine & Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Leslie A. Tengelsen, PhD, DVM – Epidemiology
A tapeworm is a parasite that attaches to the walls of the intestine after it enters a person’s digestive tract. A person may become infected with tapeworms after eating raw or undercooked meat or fish that contains the worms. A tapeworm infection may not cause any symptoms. If symptoms are present, they may include…