Prevention. In most cases, you can prevent tapeworms with a few simple steps: Because fleas are the key cause, control them both on your dog and in your home and yard. Talk to your vet about flea ...

Dogs get tapeworms from swallowing fleas, which carry them. Tapeworms absorb some of the dog’s nutrients from the intestine where they attach. The tapeworm is made up of small segments, ...

Stock images show a moose and an Echinococcus granulosus cyst in a liver. Two moose hunters from New Hampshire were infected with a rare tapeworm that can cause such cysts.