tapeworm- ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates cestode flatworm,platyhelminth- parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body Cestoda,class Cestoda- tapeworms echinococcus- tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals ...
TREATMENT OF DOGS AGAINST TAPEWORM BEFORE EXPORT TO NEW ZEALANDNo abstract is available for this article.doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.1962.tb04009.xJohn Wiley & Sons, LtdAustralian Veterinary Journal
The tapeworm is a parasite of mice282 and also infects raccoons, foxes, dogs, and cats. It has a worldwide geographical distribution. The scolex is muscular with four suckers, no hooks, and the adult measures 0.4–0.8 mm in length. Proglottid segments are small, sesame seed like with a...
Definitive hosts are typically wild and domestic carnivores such as foxes, skunks, dogs and humans can be infected. Experimentally, M. corti is typically used in two paradigms: i.p. injection of tetrathyridia and intracranial (i.c.) injection of metacestodes into mice. The latter has been ...
I think this is an awesome business opportunity. If you could find a way to genetically alter these tape worms, I.E. limit the size they can grow to, make them sterile (inability to reproduce), and possibly how long their life span was. Then offer a de-worming treatment all in one ...
While canine neurocysticercosis due to has not been well-recognized in the United States, it does exist in Mexico, where many rescue groups travel to bring dogs back to the United States. Current treatment recommendations include albendazole and prednisone.Lora R. Ballweber, DVM, MS...
Usually, dogs, and sometimes cats, carry the tiny tapeworms in their intestines, where they cause no problems for the pet. In humans, the tapeworm behaves differently. It can invade the liver and spread throughout the abdomen and the rest of the body like a tumour. ...
Tibet will provide surgery and medical treatment to those suffering from the serious parasitic disease, caused by the larval stage of the dog tapeworm, which leads to death if not treated. The disease mainly affects herding areas in China's Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibe...
Partly developed strobila of Echinococcus granulosus from a 28–38 days infection in a dog have been brought to maturity by culturing in both liquid and diphasic media. Surface-sterilization of the worms from dogs was achieved by use of antibiotics. Maturation was most successful in a diphasic ...
To fight hydatid disease, Tibet has set up 34 receiving stations and housed more than 85,000 stray dogs. By December, 90 percent of lambs in the region had been vaccinated against the disease and 90 percent of dogs offered anti-tapeworm medication, the commission said....