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What happens when a person ingests this “egg packet”?

Name the pathogen and its treatment.
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What happens when a person ingests this “egg packet”?

Nothing!
#Dipylidium caninum eggs are NOT infectious to humans.

Then,
How do humans get infected?
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How do humans get infected?

Humans (often children) are infected when they accidentally ingest a flea that contains #Dipylidium larvae (cysticercoid).

Infected fleas in pet dogs and cats

doi.org/10.12980/APJTB…
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