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*Infection with the dwarf tapeworm is generally not serious. However, prolonged infection can lead to more severe symptoms; therefore, medical attention is needed to eliminate the tapeworm. | *Infection with the dwarf tapeworm is generally not serious. However, prolonged infection can lead to more severe symptoms; therefore, medical attention is needed to eliminate the tapeworm. | ||
*Eggs are infectious (meaning they can re-infect you or infect others) immediately after being shed in feces. | *Eggs are infectious (meaning they can re-infect you or infect others) immediately after being shed in feces. | ||
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Cure rates are extremely good with modern treatments, but it is unclear that successful cure results in any symptomatic benefit to patients.<ref name="Chero2007"/> | |||
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Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
- Infection with the dwarf tapeworm is generally not serious. However, prolonged infection can lead to more severe symptoms; therefore, medical attention is needed to eliminate the tapeworm.
- Eggs are infectious (meaning they can re-infect you or infect others) immediately after being shed in feces.
Prognosis
Cure rates are extremely good with modern treatments, but it is unclear that successful cure results in any symptomatic benefit to patients.[1]
References
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