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In contrast, large urban centers like London and York show a wider range of parasites, including fish and meat tapeworms.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025
However, parasite cleanses typically promise to purge the body of intestinal parasites such as tapeworms.
From Salon ● May 18, 2025
Mosley has often pushed his body to extreme lengths to see the effects of his diets and also lived with tapeworms in his guts for six weeks for the BBC documentary “Infested! Living With Parasites.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
If the cysts find a home in the small intestine, they can develop into adult tapeworms in about two months’ time.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
He covered everything from toothpaste to tapeworms and somehow made it all fit together.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
