Assertion: tapeworm's host | /r/HasProperty | dog
Facets:
value: usually
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The life cycle of Taenia tapeworms starts in the host’s intestine, the host being a dog or cat.
text: Note that Taenia tapeworms need two hosts: a dog or cat to house the adult tapeworm and a member of a prey species (see list above)
text: In its adult phase, tapeworm absorbs nutrients from its primary host, which could be a dog, cat, cow, sheep, human, or other mammal.
text: The parasite enters a host, which is usually an animal, such as a dog, sheep, or goat.
text: The life cycle is completed when the cysts are ingested by a carnivore definitive host (e.g. dog, fox, or wolf), the larvae (protoscoleces) are released from the cyst into the small intestine, and develop into adult tapeworms that produce eggs which are released into the environment in the faeces of the host animal within 25-80 days depending on the species and strain of Echinococcus.