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Tapeworms produce surprisingly few physical problems for the human body in infected individuals. But it is still to be avoided. Tapeworms come into the body via contaminated food. Many organisms live on and in the human body. A tapeworm can easily survive and thrive indefinitely inside us. A tapeworm in a human can range in length from 1/250 of an

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  • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)doctorx
    doctorx
    Jan. 30, 2007, 12:45 a.m.

    Even though tapeworms in general are not that harmful, it has been shown that kids in the tropical third world would average 1 grade point higher just from getting a single tablet of Vermox twice a year.

    Tapeworms would not be the only parasite affected, but that is enough to show that you don't want them if you can avoid it.

    Besides, they are yucky. hehe

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    • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)88pregnancy
      88pregnancy
      May 1, 2007, 5:57 p.m.

      very enlightening article. Shocking that a tape worm can grow to 50 feet and reproduces in your body. I was a little grossed out reading the article but it is something that people need to know.

      thanks

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      • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)AliIrshad
        AliIrshad
        Sept. 5, 2008, 5:29 a.m.

        This really very research base article about relatively harmless insective which alive in the human body. It is quite different from the becteria which causes many diseases in the body like meleria and skin condition vitiligo as http://www.antivitiligo.com/ suggest that due the becterial attack on the antibody which is supportive for the pigmentation process skin condition vitiligo occurs.

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