The Fascinating(and Weird) World of Tapeworms

Introduction

Tapeworms are some of those creatures you hear people warn you about, but they never really elaborate on it. They're dangerous, they can get really long, and... what else? How much do you really know about tapeworms. Here you'll learn about that gross worm that lives in your digestive tract. Below is a quiz with some links to websites that'll give you more information. Take the quiz to find out if you know them as well as you think you do.

Task

Link 1: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tapeworm/basics/symptoms/con-20025898

Question 1: Name three potential symptoms of intestinal tapeworms:

 

Question 2: Name three potential symptoms of invasive tapeworms:

 

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Link 2: http://www.livescience.com/53598-tapeworms.html

Question 3: Describe what a tapeworm looks like:

 

Question 4: How long do tapeworms normally get?

 

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Link 3: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001391.htm

Question 5: What are the different types of tapeworms and how do you get them?

 

Question 6: How can adults and children infected themselves and others with tapeworms?

 

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Link 4: http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/infections/parasitic-infections/tapeworm-infection

Question 7: Are there any other kinds of tapeworms? If so, what are they?

 

Question 8: What's so different about dwarf tapeworms?

 

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Link 5: http://m.kidshealth.org/en/parents/tapeworm.html

Question 9: Where do tapeworms usually attach themselves to the host?

 

Question 10: What's the purpose of the segments the tapeworm has?

 

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Link 6: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/786292-overview

Question 11: What class of parasite do tapeworms belong to? What are the other classes?

 

Question 12: What are the parts of the tapeworms?

 

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Link 7: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/tapeworm-infections/Pages/symptoms.aspx

Question 13: Are people normally aware that they have tapeworms?

 

Question 14: What happens in rare cases of fish tapeworm infection?

 

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Link 8: http://www.allaboutworms.com/where-can-we-find-tapeworms-around-the-world

Question 15: Where are tapeworms found most often?

 

Question 16: How do tapeworms get their food?

 

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Link 9: https://draxe.com/tapeworm-symptoms/

Question 17: What is the recommended cooking temperature for infected meat and fish?

 

Question 18: Why is drying or smoking meat or fish not good enough?

 

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Link 10: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170461.php#treatments

Question 19: How effective are the oral medications that can be prescribed?

 

Question 20: Why would someone need to get surgery to remove a tapeworm?

 

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