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I am 5 weeks pregnant and i have tapeworm. i should i do? i want to keep my baby healthy. can this parasite pass through to the baby?
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Get treated/no: The recommended treatment for tapeworm is a med called praziquantel, which is listed as a category b drug, with no known adverse effect on fetal development. Since there is no connection between your digestive tract and the womb, the tapeworm has no way of passing to baby.
Answered 11/29/2012
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