Tapeworms

By Dr Steve Surujbally

Well, if you think that hookworms (Pet Corner May 18, 25) were vicious beasties, tapeworms are in the same category fighting for the dubious honour of being dubbed the quintessential helminth horror.

Whereas hookworms may kill quickly and with much pain, diarrhoea and haemorrhage, tapeworms are more insidious in their devastation. And their whole life, life-cycle, ana-tomy and physiology are complex and complicated.