“If your pet has this tapeworm it could KILL YOU” – By Emily J Jenkins, Associate Professor, Veterinary Parasitology and Public Health, University of Saskatchewan
An intriguing article about a dangerous new tapeworm called Echinococcus multilocularis.
“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.
Without early detection and aggressive treatment (surgical removal of the mass and antiparasitic drugs), the infection has a 50 per cent to 75 per cent mortality rate, potentially higher in people with compromised immune systems.”
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If your pet has this tapeworm it could kill you