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Diphyllobothriasis

Alternative Names: Fish tapeworm infection Symptoms: The vast majority of infected individuals have no symptoms. Symptoms seen with heavy infections may include: vague abdominal discomfort nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea loss of appetite and weight loss abdominal pain due to intestinal blockage by worms individuals with vitamin B-12 deficiency may suffer: fatigue due to anemia numbness and tingling in their limbs confusion or dementia Signs and tests: infected individuals sometimes pass visible segments of worm (proglottids) in stool stool smear for tapeworm eggs CBC may reveal anemia with large red blood cells (macrocytic anemia)

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