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Digestive system organs

Teniasis; Pork tapeworm; Beef tapeworm; Tapeworm; Taenia saginata; Taenia solium

Tapeworms are treated with oral medications, usually in a single dose. The drug of choice for tapeworm infections is niclosamide. Praziquantel and albendazole can also be used.

Complete eradication of the tapeworm occurs following treatment.

• self-infection with tapeworm eggs -- cysticercosis (T. solium only), which may cause seizures
• rarely, worms may cause obstruction of the intestine

Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you pass something in your stool that looks like a white worm.

Review Date: 10/27/2005
Reviewed By: Daniel Levy, M.D., Ph.D., Infectious Diseases, Greater Baltimore Health Center, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.