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graemep 47 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: The Origin of the Pork Taboo

Tapeworm would be from the dog, not the fleas, but you are right about the rest.

schiem 47 days ago [–]

I recently learned from my vet that fleas are a very common form of tapeworm transmission, and animal to animal transmission is comparatively rare.

https://www.cdc.gov/dipylidium/about/index.html

graemep 46 days ago | [–]

Thanks, interesting - and somewhat disgusting.

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