Taenia taeniaeformis is also a segmented tapeworm, though it is larger and less common than Dipylidium caninum. They have nothing to do with fleas but are transmitted from infected rats, mice and voles to the cat. The adult tapeworm lives in the cat’s intestine, and the segments containing the maturing eggs are passed in the feces. The same worming treatment can be used as for dipylidium caninum. These types of tapeworms do not transmit to humans.
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus is a small worm that lives in the air passages of the lungs. There are usually no outward signs that your cat has this worm unless she is heavily infested, in which case the cat would be coughing. Again, this worm does not transmit to humans. More about worms in cats.
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