THE TALK ABOUT TAPEWORMS

Tapeworms are also known as flat worms that live in a persons digestive tract.

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TIPS ON WAYS TO PREVENT GETTING TAPEWORMS

• Cooking meats thoroughly until the meat juice runs clear.
• Avoid undercooking any kind of meat.

PREVENTION OF TAPEWORMS AROUND PETS

• Make sure to always provide flea medicine for your pet.
• Keep your pet from eating garbage or animal poop.
• Do not give your pet uncooked meat.
• If your pet is to get tapeworms, wash hands after playing with it

PREVENTION TIPS WITH YOUR PERSONAL HYGIENE

• Always wash hands before and after cooking meals.
• After touching random animals alway wash hands.
• Make sure your house is flea-free, fleas are common holders.
• Monitoring your stool can be a good way of preventing tapeworms

SYMPTOMS OF TAPEWORMS

• Nausea
• Weakness
• Weightloss
• Abdominal pain
• Hunger or loss of apetite

TREATMENT FOR TAPEWORMS

• Medicine called praziquantel is one treatment
• Anthelmintic medications
• In some cases the use of surgery is needed to rid tapeworms