The film discusses the life cycle of the tapeworm Diphyllobothrium latum, affecting nearly 10 million people primarily in cooler northern regions. This parasite requires three hosts: a fish-eating ...

In fact, as I described here, the life cycle of tapeworms was discovered by a particularly devout nineteenth-century parasitologist who wanted to demonstrate that God made nothing in vain.

Not only do tapeworms live in a huge range of animal hosts, but the life cycle of a single species may take it through several different species–a shrimp, a fish, a sea bird, and back to the ...

Ants are quite often infected by parasites. For example, tapeworms use ants as intermediate hosts for a part of their development phase before they complete their life cycle in their main host.

The tapeworm has a complicated life cycle through which it infects both animals and humans. The juvenile form of the worm -- known as larvae -- are found in contaminated water as well as the flesh ...

Types of tapeworm. There are many types of tapeworms but they are broadly classified into two. Intestinal tapeworms: The adult stage of the tapeworm's life cycle is completed in the human ...