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  1. Aug 30, 2022 · In order to prevent tapeworm infection while traveling abroad: Cook all meat and fish well done to a temperature of 145 degrees F. Alternatively, fully freeze for at least 24 hours to a temperature of -31 degrees F. Eat only cooked or canned fruits or vegetables.

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  2. Feb 21, 2024 · Once diagnosed, it's relatively easy to clear up a tapeworm infection with a single dose of an anthelminthic medication that destroys parasitic worms: typically Biltricide (praziquantel) or, for a dwarf tapeworm infection, Alinia (nitazoxanide).

  3. You can have a larval infection with or without an intestinal tapeworm. The pork tapeworm Taenia solium causes both intestinal infections and invasive larval infection. (The larval infection is known as cysticercosis .)

  4. Choice of treatment depends on the location, number, viability, and size of cysticerci; stage of the disease; and clinical manifestations. Prior to anthelmintic treatment, an ophthalmologic examination should be done to exclude the presence of ocular cysticerci.

  5. Jan 5, 2023 · A tapeworm in the intestines often causes mild symptoms. Moderate to severe symptoms may include stomach pain and diarrhea. Larval cysts can cause serious disease if they are in a person's brain, liver, lungs, heart or eyes. Tapeworm infections are treated with anti-parasitic drugs.

  6. Jan 5, 2023 · Treatment for tapeworm infection. Your health care provider treats a tapeworm infection in the intestines with anti-parasitic drugs. These include: Praziquantel (Biltricide). Albendazole. Nitazoxanide (Alinia). These drugs kill the tapeworm but not the eggs.

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  8. Jun 13, 2024 · Taeniasis in humans is a parasitic infection caused by the tapeworm species Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), and Taenia asiatica (Asian tapeworm). Humans can become infected with these tapeworms by eating raw or undercooked beef (T. saginata) or pork (T. solium and T. asiatica).

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