Hatteras Island Office:

(252) 995-3960

Kitty Hawk Office:

(252) 261-3960

Main Location

(252) 261-3960

Tapeworms

Tapeworms

tapeworms

Tapeworms live in the digestive tracts of vertebrates as adults and often in the bodies of various animals as juveniles. In a tapeworm infection, adults absorb food predigested by the host, so the worms have no need for a digestive tract or a mouth. Large tapeworms are made almost entirely of reproductive structures with a small "head" for attachment. Symptoms vary widely, depending on the species causing the infection. The largest tapeworms can be 20 m or longer. Tapeworm awareness is importance to humans because they infect people and livestock. Two important tapeworms are the pork tapeworm and the beef tapeworm

Main Location

Address

3616 N Croatan Hwy,
,
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949

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Hatteras Island Office:

47959 North Carolina Hwy 12,
Buxton, NC 27920

Phone: (252) 995-3960