How do people get Tapeworms?
A person can become infected by these parasites by eating raw or undercooked meat. Ingesting stool infected with tapeworms. Eating raw and infected fish. The fish become infected by eating infected crustaceans, which became infected by consuming untreated sewage. Symptoms may include upper abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, and loss of appetite. Sometimes, the parasite may migrate to the appendix, pancreas, or bile duct causing severe abdominal pain. This parasite can move from the intestines to muscle tissue, bone marrow, fingers, and in some cases the central nervous system (neurocysticercosis). The latter infection can lead to seizures and other neurological problems.
