ORGANISM 7--Dipylidium caninum
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
COMMON NAME: Dog tapeworm.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Worldwide.
PATHOGENESIS: No significant pathology.
HABITAT: Small intestines.
INTERMEDIATE HOST: Fleas and lice.
RESERVOIR HOST: Dogs and cats.
INFECTIVE FORM: Cysticercoid larva.
MODE OF INFECTION: Ingestion.
SPECIMEN SOURCE: Feces.
Dipylidium caninum (continued)
Figure 3-50. Life cycle of Dipylidium caninum.
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