How do tapeworms kill animals?

Tapeworms belong in the class of parasitic flatworms, Cestoda or Cestoidea. In typical cestoid (cestoid refers to ribbion-like) fashion, tapeworms have intermediate stages. read more

Below are several common human-animal-human tapeworms. Tapeworms debilitate more than kill every creature infected by absorbing their nutrition from high in the intestinal tract. With heavy infection this is a significant portion of the nutritional intake that's being diverted. read more

Most tapeworms do not produce obvious symptoms in dogs, other than worm segments on your dog's rear end or feces. Dogs can get tapeworms from fleas, mice, or other rodents. Flea control is an important step in protecting your dog from tapeworms. People rarely are affected by dog tapeworms. read more