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Fish Parasites that can infect humans who eat raw fish


Broad Tapeworm or Fish Tapeworm -Some flat worms,including tapeworms have become highly modified and lives as parasites in migratory marine fish (such as salmon) that become infected by the laerves when they eat either the crustaceans or other infected fish.The adult tapeworm lives in fish eating mammals and may infect human who eat raw fish.

Can appear in lake regions from Europe,America,Russia,Japon,Central Africa.
The broad tapeworm has a size of 3-10 metres in lenght and spoon shape.

Adult worms live in the small intestine of man,dog,cat and fish eating animals.Eggs are discharged with faeses.In fresh water the egg matures and hatches within 2 weeks.

Is necessary a detection of eggs in faeces and a blood test for diagnosis.