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From: mmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson)
Newsgroups: sci.bio,rec.pets
Subject: Fleas Transmit Tapeworms ???
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Date: 18 Jul 90 19:49:34 GMT
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In today's San Jose Mercury-News (7/18), an article about fleas
mentions they can transmit tapeworms.  Is that really true?  I thought
tapeworms were transmitted by contact with fecal material.  I think
they're confusing tapeworms with some other kind of worm (heartworms?).