Tapeworm Infections

Parasites that live in human intestines are Tapeworms.
In medical terminologies tapeworms are also called as cestodes. To will need to undergo thorough treatment if any adult Tapeworm grows in or around your intestine.
Tapeworms come in contact with a human body via contaminated food or water or contact with human or animal stools. If any kind illness is passed to humans from animals, it’s called as zoonosis.
There are different types of tape worm infection like, Pork tapeworm, beef tapeworm and dwarf tapeworm. These infections is often seen in humans from UK. At times infection such as the pork tapeworm and the dog tapeworm can cause severe illness as it settles down places around the intestines. This occurs when an adult tapeworm larve or commonly know as “newly hatched eggs” starts multiplying around the intestine.
This kind of infections is seldom found in people from UK. There were only about 71 reports of this infection which were through beef and pork tapeworms in England and Wales
SYMPTOMS

There is no immediate system that you can be alarmed with the Adult tapeworms. You might even ignore the initial stomach pains that are caused. At times you can see the newly hatched eggs or larve of the tapeworms in your stools.
Few other symptoms taking inconsideration with the type of tapeworm are: severe pain in the abdomen, pain in the upper abdomen, vomiting, nausea, enteritis, diarrhea, weight loss, and loss of appetite, insomnia, dizziness, fits and malnutrition. If there is a sudden increase in appetite this can be because of the beef or pork tapeworms. Infection caused by fish tapeworm can eventually lead to deficiency of vitamin B12, which can also cause anemia. Some Tapeworm Larve or the newly hatched eggs may not be restricted to the intestine; they bypass the intestine wall, through the bloodstream and settle into other places in the human body.
Infections cause by tapeworm larve differs depending on various factors like the type tapeworm, affected part of the body and intensity of the infection. There can be other symptoms through this like; fever, jaundice, blindness, pain in the lungs, partial seizure to name a few.

CAUSES
Tapeworm infection is commonly caused through food or water which is contaminated with stools of human and animals.
Cows, sheep and pigs graze the fields in search of food. In case the field is contaminated with human or animal stools, the eggs get swallowed by the animals. This in turn settles down in the animal’s intestine. This in turn is taken by humans in form of meat.
There are various types of tapeworms and very few affect people. These are largely found in developing countries where the sewage is not treated properly and the drinking water is not hygienic for human intake. Eating raw or uncooked meat of pork, fish and beef can contain tapeworm larve which can be a cause for concerns. Countries such as the Africa, Middle East, South East Asia, and Eastern Europe are largely affected.
There are many way you can get infected with Dwarf tapeworms. It can be as simple as giving a hand shake. If you give take your hand toward your mouth or place it on any other object they can get infected. This can reenter your body through poor hygiene. They do not leave your digestive system; they hatch their eggs, grow into adults and even multiply in your intestine. More than adults children are affected with this type of infection. Unhealthy environment, contamination, poor living standards and poor hygiene and primary causes for these.
Very seldom you find people infected with the Dog tapeworm. These settle in only one place of the human body. Through proximity with dogs you can accidentally swallow the eggs. Children are commonly affected by this.
Asia, eastern Australia, east and South Africa, Greece, south and North America, Turkey, where sheep, goat farming is in abundance you come across people with this infection.