How can parasites live in the intestines for years without causing any symptoms?
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Additional info: Depending on where a specific parasite is in its life cycle it may not cause symptoms. Tapeworms for example generally don’t cause immediately noticable symptoms until they’ve reached maturity because if they activate your body’s immune system, they create risk for themselves and the host they feed on. When, however, it’s time to perform the tapeworm tango, they stop caring about the host conditions and are more concerned with ahem *exiting* the body for breeding.
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