How Well Do You Know Tapeworms? Take the Quiz Now!

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The discussion revolves around a quiz related to tapeworms, with participants sharing their quiz results and engaging in lighthearted banter about the implications of their scores. The conversation touches on personal experiences, dietary habits, and humorous anecdotes related to pets and potential tapeworm transmission.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants share their quiz scores, with results ranging from 2% to 54%, often accompanied by jokes about their eating habits.
  • There is a discussion about the relevance of quiz questions to actual tapeworm transmission, with one participant questioning the connection between eating rare pork and trichinosis.
  • Several participants mention their experiences with pets, particularly cats, and how these might relate to tapeworm risks.
  • One participant humorously notes the possibility of having a tapeworm in formaldehyde, adding a comedic twist to the discussion.
  • Another participant recounts a story about a friend contracting intestinal parasites from a park, highlighting the unexpected sources of infection.
  • Some participants express uncertainty about their quiz results and the implications of their dietary choices, with comments about eating raw foods and handling animals.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share humorous anecdotes and personal experiences, but there is no consensus on the accuracy or relevance of the quiz questions regarding tapeworm transmission. Multiple competing views and uncertainties remain throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

The discussion includes various assumptions about dietary habits and pet ownership, but these are not universally agreed upon. The relevance of quiz questions to actual health risks is also not resolved.

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Readers interested in lighthearted discussions about health, pets, and personal anecdotes related to dietary habits and parasites may find this thread engaging.

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I just *had* to post this for christina.

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1175/tapeworm.jpg

Take the quiz. :biggrin:

http://www.heyquiz.com/quiz/tapeworm
 
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Sure why not

http://www.heyquiz.com/bimage/15_22.jpg

But it will increase in the future.
 
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I'm safe :smile:
http://www.heyquiz.com/bimage/15_2.jpg
 
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How'd you score 2%?
 
2% also. But the way I eat, you'd think I have 3 already...
 
Yey!

http://www.heyquiz.com/bimage/15_6.jpg
 
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I only had a 6% chance
 
Evo said:
How'd you score 2%?
I like my meat well done; I bet that had a lot to do with it.
 
I took the quiz for Jelly. She only has a 54% chance of getting a tapeworm. They never asked the question, "how often do you swallow fleas?"

Something I wondered - are all of the questions they asked relevant to tapeworm transmission? For instance, isn't eating rare pork related to another type of parasite infection (trichinosis)?

I'm sure Christina can clear this up for me. :)
 
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Hurkyl said:
I like my meat well done; I bet that had a lot to do with it.
I eat raw fish and meat and I've been to a 3rd world country, and my dog *is* a flea magnet. I'm doomed.
 
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Evo said:
How'd you score 2%?

Well, I once caught a rodent in my house :smile: It was a cute furry mouse, that my bf liked to keep as a house-pet. We decided to release it outside, it took three steps when a cat appeared out of nothing and ate it :cry:
 
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Monique said:
Well, I once caught a rodent in my house :smile: It was a cute furry mouse, that my bf liked to keep as a house-pet. We decided to release it outside, it took three steps when a cat appeared out of nothing and ate it :cry:
Oh no, poor little thing!
 
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4% for me.
 
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30%, and I always wash my hands.
 
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http://www.heyquiz.com/bimage/15_8.jpg

Is it normal that a low score on a tapeworm quiz would convince me that I need to get out and experience the world more?
 
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28%.

Probably the "still mooing" answer that really kicked up my chances.

And the rodents I've seen in my house come in in my cat's mouth. Sigh. She's such a good kitty, always bringing home fresh meat :eek:.
 
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there's a 20% chance that I have a tapeworm. Pretty low considering that I have a tapeworm in formaldehyde in the basement. Then I took the sexual experience quiz. Then I told my wife that I had some catching up to do. Then she stuffed a dead tapeworm down my throat.
 
  • #19
lisab said:
And the rodents I've seen in my house come in in my cat's mouth. Sigh. She's such a good kitty, always bringing home fresh meat :eek:.

Cats are such a blessing in these recession times.
 
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jimmysnyder said:
there's a 20% chance that I have a tapeworm. Pretty low considering that I have a tapeworm in formaldehyde in the basement. Then I took the sexual experience quiz. Then I told my wife that I had some catching up to do. Then she stuffed a dead tapeworm down my throat.
:smile:
 
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jimmysnyder said:
there's a 20% chance that I have a tapeworm. Pretty low considering that I have a tapeworm in formaldehyde in the basement. Then I took the sexual experience quiz. Then I told my wife that I had some catching up to do. Then she stuffed a dead tapeworm down my throat.
Kinky.
 
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Math Is Hard said:
Cats are such a blessing in these recession times.

:smile::smile::smile:


6%
 
  • #23
Math Is Hard said:
Cats are such a blessing in these recession times.
Kitten - the other white meat?
 
  • #24
mgb_phys said:
Kitten - the other white meat?
:cry:
 
  • #25
I'd like some sinus worms to deal with my sinusitis. It has returned with avengence :cry:
 
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Kurdt said:
I'd like some sinus worms to deal with my sinusitis. It has returned with avengence :cry:

Sorry to hear it, Kurdt...I think sinus worms are easy to get. Just take a little swim in the Ganges.
 
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Kurdt said:
I'd like some sinus worms to deal with my sinusitis.

Perhaps a little blowing your nose underwater in the Amazon? A couple of candiru could clean you out, though, I rather think walking around with 2 fish stuck in your nose is a bit overrated.
 
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20% here.
 
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Oh, sure, I return just for a short time and get told I have a 42% chance of getting a tapeworm. I suspect my taste for rare and raw foods along with working with farm animals were the culprits. Don't they know I avoid organic meats and only eat the ones that have been dewormed?

Though, I have for the first time met someone recently who has actually admitted to having contracted intestinal parasites...from playing football in a park. Turns out a lot of people walked their dogs there, and the lawns were infested with worms. He joked that his wife diagnosed him when he started scooching his butt along the carpet.
 
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Moonbear said:
He joked that his wife diagnosed him when he started scooching his butt along the carpet.
Thats a tale tell sign for sure.:smile:
 

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