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What happens when tapeworm eggs are released?

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As the flea is digested within the cat's intestine, the tapeworm egg is released, it hatches, and then anchors itself to the intestinal lining, therefore completing the lifecycle. Unlike other intestinal parasites, cats cannot become infected by eating tapeworm eggs.


What do tapeworms do when they come out?

Once inside the body, the tapeworm head attaches to the inner wall of the intestines and feeds off the food being digested. Pieces of the tapeworm break off and come out of the body in feces (poop), along with the eggs they contain. If this infected poop gets into soil or water, it can infect other people or animals.

How long does it take tapeworm eggs to hatch?

Larvae hatch from eggs in one to six days given appropriate environmental conditions (a relative humidity between 50 percent and 92 percent).

Can you see tapeworm eggs in stool?

Tapeworms or tapeworm segments may be visible in the stool when they are passed along with a bowel movement. 2 In particular, a head-like part of the tapeworm that has suckers and hook-like structures that attach to the intestine, called a scolex, may be seen.

What do tapeworm eggs turn into?

Once inside the larval flea, the tapeworm egg continues to develop as the flea matures into an adult flea. During grooming, or in response to a flea bite, a dog inadvertently ingests the tapeworm infected flea.

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