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Can a person die from a worm infection?

April 26, 2017die infection person worm

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Can a person die from a worm infection?

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Most zoonotic worms do not usually cause life-threatening illnesses. However the intermediate stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus forms a cyst within the human body, often in the liver; should this cyst burst it could cause anaphylactic shock, which can be fatal. This situation is extremely rare but more worrying is the Fox Tapeworm (Echinococcus multilocularis) as the stage that affects humans will usually cause death by destroying the liver.