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  1. Tapeworm infection - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Tapeworms in the intestines usually cause mild disease. Immature tapeworms, called larval cysts, can cause serious disease in other parts of the body.

  2. Several Species of Human Intestinal Tapeworms Exist - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Tapeworms are flat, ribbonlike parasites that can live in human gastrointestinal tracts. Worldwide, an estimated 50 million people have a tapeworm infection, ...

  3. Tapeworm infection - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Tapeworms in the intestines usually cause mild disease. Immature tapeworms, called larval cysts, can cause serious disease in other parts of the body.

  4. Tapeworm infection - Doctors and departments - Mayo Clinic

    Tapeworms in the intestines usually cause mild disease. Immature tapeworms, called larval cysts, can cause serious disease in other parts of the body.

  5. Niclosamide (Oral Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Niclosamide works by killing tapeworms on contact. The killed worms are then passed in the stool. However, you may not notice them since they are sometimes ...

  6. Niclosamide (Oral Route) Proper Use - Mayo Clinic

    For patients taking this medicine for beef tapeworms or broad or fish tapeworms: ... For fish tapeworm or beef tapeworm: Adults—2 grams as a single dose ...

  7. Ascariasis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Ascariasis (as-kuh-RIE-uh-sis) is a type of roundworm infection. These worms are parasites that use your body as a host to mature from larvae or eggs to ...

  8. Albendazole (Oral Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    ... tapeworms. This medicine is also used to treat cystic hydatid disease of the liver, lung, and peritoneum, an infection caused by dog tapeworms.

  9. Trichinosis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    When humans eat raw or undercooked meat containing trichinella larvae, the larvae grow into adult worms in the small intestine. This takes several weeks. The ...

  10. Praziquantel (Oral Route) Proper Use - Mayo Clinic

    Praziquantel has a bitter taste that may cause gagging or vomiting. The bitter taste may be more noticeable if the tablets are held in the mouth or chewed.