The tapeworm might be visible in your poop. If you have pinworms, you might have itching around your anus, especially at night. That's when pinworms lay eggs. What do pinworms look like in stool?

Tapeworms or pinworms can look like white specks, and medications are available to treat both infections. What causes white specks in stool? Share on Pinterest Westend61/Getty Images ...

The tumor-like parasites can also spread to the lungs, brain, heart, bone, and other organs. In humans, the infection is insidious, with an asymptomatic incubation period of between 5 and 15 years.

A fish tapeworm infection, or diphyllobothriasis, occurs when a person eats raw or undercooked fish that's contaminated with the parasite Diphyllobothrium latum. Find out more about it here.

Tapeworms have no brains, no hearts, no mouths, and no guts; they absorb nutrients through their pale skin. In a tapeworm chain, ... spilling eggs into the host organism’s stool.