Tapeworms

tapeworms

Tapeworms live in the digestive tracts of vertebrates as adults and often in the bodies of various animals as juveniles. In a tapeworm infection, adults absorb food predigested by the host, so the worms have no need for a digestive tract or a mouth. Large tapeworms are made almost entirely of reproductive structures with a small "head" for attachment. Symptoms vary widely, depending on the species causing the infection. The largest tapeworms can be 20 m or longer. Tapeworm awareness is importance to humans because they infect people and livestock. Two important tapeworms are the pork tapeworm and the beef tapeworm

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Missouri Valley Vet - Commerce Small Animal Equine

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8:00 am - 5:30 pm

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8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Sunday:

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Missouri Valley Vet - Pinehurst Small Animal, including exotics

Monday - Friday:

8:00 am - 5:30 pm

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8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Sunday:

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Missouri Valley Vet - Mandan Small Animal

Monday - Friday:

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