RT Book, Section
A1 García, HéCtor H.
A1 Gilman, Robert H.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7031326
T1 Chapter 337. Dipylidiasis
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7031326
RD 2024/04/19
AB Dogs  and  cats  are  often  infected  with  the  dog  tapeworm,  Dipylidium  caninum.  Gravid  proglottids  may  actively  migrate  from  the  animal’s  anus  or  from  fecal  material  and  disintegrate,  spreading  tapeworm  eggs  in  the  environment.  Larvae  of  dog  and  cat  fleas  (more  rarely  the  dog  louse  and  the  human  flea)  ingest  the  eggs  and  act  as  intermediate  hosts,  with  the  tapeworm  larvae  maturing  in  the  flea.  When  a  dog  or  cat  ingests  an  infected  adult  flea,  the  larvae  are  released,  and  the  adult  tapeworm  develops  in  the  animal’s  small  intestine  about  1  month  after  infection.  A  single  flea  may  contain  multiple  tapeworm  larvae,  and  infection  with  more  than  1  tapeworm  is  possible.1,2