Tapeworms or cestoda are parasites which live in the guts of host animals and spend entire generations there. These worms at maturity can reach to about 6 inches in length. They live in the intestinal tract of meat eating animals such as wolves, jackals, dogs, jackals, pigs, goats, horses, sheep and cattle.
A hookworm is a parasite that lives and feeds inside its host’s body. The larvae of hookworms are usually picked up by dogs because they tend to eat them unknowingly or the worms are contracted through the paws. Dogs have the habit of digging mud and the hookworm always is found in contaminated soil. They can also be transferred through the mother's milk, and some veterinary doctors believe that they can be transferred through the placenta into the unborn pup.
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