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Headings: What does tapeworm look like?
What does tapeworm look like?
Worms and Intestinal Parasites: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
What are intestinal parasites?
Where can you find intestinal parasites?
Types of intestinal parasites
Roundworms
Pinworms
Flatworms
Whipworms
Hookworms
Facts about intestinal parasites
How to tell if you have intestinal parasites?
Sources of infection
What causes an intestinal parasite infection? Where can you acquire a parasitic infection?
Tips to prevent intestinal parasites infection
Practice good hygiene
Drink clean water
Wash your food and cook it well
Disinfect your shoes and house regularly
Avoid playing with unwormed animals
How to treat intestinal parasites?
Antiparasitic medication
Surgery
Conclusion

Content: The most common type of roundworm infection is attributed to Ascaris lumbricoides, an intestinal parasite that causes ascariasis. This type of roundworm infects over 20% of the world’s population and cases occur just as frequently in developed countries with proper sanitation as they occur in developing ones. Children are a high risk category for Ascaris infection because they are more likely to play with pets or stray animals that haven’t been dewormed and thus may come into contact with parasite eggs from their bowel movements. Ascaris eggs can remain dormant for years and become ‘active’ following ingestion. Ascaris parasites are highly dangerous because once the ingested eggs hatch, the larvae migrate from the intestines to the heart, lungs, liver and even eyes (or get lost in other organs) to then return to the intestines as adults ready to reproduce. If left untreated, ascariasis can lead to death (it is estimated that about 20,000 children die annually as a result of severe Ascaris infection). Signs and symptoms of an infection often include eliminating worms or eggs through stools, but more severe cases may include shortness of breath, nausea, diarrhea, bloody stools, fatigue, abdominal pain, vomiting worms. Fortunately, the infection can be detected easily through stool examination and treated successfully with mebendazole, taken orally. Pinworms
The pinworm, also called threadworm or seatworm is another common intestinal parasite and a type of roundworm. Out of three major pinworm species, Enterobius vermicularis is the only one to potentially infect humans and cause what is known as enterobiasis.