How do you get tapeworms?

Answer 1

Well you get tapeworm from meat that has been uncooked...... :( im writing this because im freaked out that im having a tape worm. one of my family members told me that if you have tapeworm then these are the symtoms!

hunger
weekness
itchy behind (i mean all the time)
hurtful stomach
long look like worms coming out of your butt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

1. By eating under cooked pork, beef, fish or game (mostly rabbit and venison). Meat frozen for more than 48 hours is safer but still needs to be properly cooked through. Smoked and cured meats carry a slight risk there is less risk from pickled meats and fish. 2. Not washing your hands before handling food or after handling and preparing raw meat. From polluted water and contact with human or animal waste. So always wash your hands after using the toilet or playing with/stroking pets. And bear in mind that cats and dogs clean their genital/anal area by licking. Have pets de-wormed regularly. Eggs can be in the body of an animal or human host for years before they develop into worms. 3. For more information see the related link.

Answer 3

Human Tapeworm infestations are becoming more prevalent in the United States. Tapeworms are a form of Intestinal Parasites, which requires a host (i.e. Humans) to continue development. Tapeworms are a part of the Cestoda family of Parasites. There are many types of Human Tapeworms including: Taenia saginata, Taenia solium, Echinococcus granulosus, Diphyllobothrium latum, and Hymenolepsis nana (Dwarf Tapeworm).

Most Human Tapeworm infestations appear asymptomatic and often go unnoticed. If left unchecked, these Human Tapeworms can get into muscle tissue and organs and form cysts causing diseases like Cysticercosis, Neurocysticercosis, and Alveolar Hydatid Disease (AHD).

Tapeworms in humans have both male and female gonads and are capable of producing their own parasitic worm eggs. They require several parasitic hosts through various stages of development. The primary host (usually human) passes the eggs from an adult tapeworm through their stool, which can be absorbed into the soil through sewage, get into irrigation water, or just get out into the general environment where various animals or humans themselves may accidentally ingest the parasitic worm eggs. Once inside the intestine, the eggs release the oncosphere (first-stage larvae), making them an intermediate host, the oncosphere then separates and invades the intestinal wall migrating to the striated muscles, where it develops into a cyst-like structure, a cysticercus. When the tapeworm gets into the tissue of the intermediate host such as, a pig, cow, or fish, and a human eats the meat or fish without fully cooking it, killing the larvae, then they will become infected and subsequently become the definitive host.

Adult Human Tapeworms can grow up to 30 feet and can live in the human body for up to 30 years. They have hooks, spiny structures, or suckers on their head and have flat ribbon like bodies.

Cooking meat and fish thoroughly and practicing good hygiene are two ways to prevent an infestation of Human Tapeworms. Children are very susceptible to tapeworms since they like to handle pets and play in the dirt. A human can ingest the parasitic eggs by handling stool and unknowingly put their fingers into their mouth, or they eat unwashed fruit or vegetables that were grown in contaminated soil or irrigated by the contaminated water.