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To advoid catching the tapeworm infection you should throughly cook meats and freash water fish at a temperature of 135° F or 57° C, prolonged freezing also works, finally, careful evaluation of meat and fish will help advoid eating any of the contaminated meat. The treatments for the intestinal tapeworm infection include a single dose of praziquantel, drugs such as albendazole or praziquantel(antiparasitic drugs) and corticosteroids are used for an invasive infection. Though these drugs depend on the location of the cysts though none of these drugs are used for infections in the eyes or spinal cord because they can damage nearby tissue. [http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch196/ch196p.html] | To advoid catching the tapeworm infection you should throughly cook meats and freash water fish at a temperature of 135° F or 57° C, prolonged freezing also works, finally, careful evaluation of meat and fish will help advoid eating any of the contaminated meat. The treatments for the intestinal tapeworm infection include a single dose of praziquantel, drugs such as albendazole or praziquantel(antiparasitic drugs) and corticosteroids are used for an invasive infection. Though these drugs depend on the location of the cysts though none of these drugs are used for infections in the eyes or spinal cord because they can damage nearby tissue. [http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch196/ch196p.html] | ||
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* [http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0861442.html Anatomy and Function] Family Education Network. Fact Monster. | * [http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0861442.html Anatomy and Function] Family Education Network. Fact Monster. | ||
