Where is tapeworm found in the world

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The lab made a startling discovery of 28 parasitic eggs in the sample. Back at the hospital, the man was immediately administered deworming medicine at night. Once the effect of the medicine took place, the parasite slithered out of the rectum on the following day. The website shared a video where medics unfurl the gigantic foot-long parasite on to a red mat to exemplify how long it was. The medics believe this is the biggest tapeworm found in Thailand for more than 50 years.

The man, who possibly ate raw beef and hence got infected, has been advised to change his eating habits. The tapeworm that was residing inside the man was foot long Taenia saginata and is the biggest one to be found in Thailand. You can't see the head of a tapeworm unless it has died and been purged. Tapeworms are often not nearly as harmful to their host as other parasites, such as roundworms. Although they can produce anemia and malnutrition, it usually takes a long time before the worm becomes large enough to cause this kind of trouble.

If left unchecked, they can produce lingering health problems as they block the intestines. Fish have been found with tapeworms that are as long as their entire digestive tracts. Tapeworms live in almost all land, ocean, and freshwater habitats where their host--vertebrates--live.

Most adult tapeworms live in the intestines of their hosts, but a few species live inside the body cavity. Wherever you find their hosts in the world, you are likely to find active colonies of tapeworms. They are truly a global parasite that can make any environment their home.