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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: 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. This type of pinworm completes its life cycle in 8-13 weeks and colonizes the gastro-intestinal tract. A telling sign of pinworm infestation is itching in the perineal area. If the area is scratched, the eggs of this parasite get attached to fingernails, hands, underwear or bed linen, from where they can easily be transferred to the mouth and ingested. Pinworm infections have extremely high rates of (re)infection, which makes it common for most household member to become carriers of the parasite at one point. Following treatment, strict personal hygiene and household hygiene are imperative.