Tapeworms come into the body via contaminated food. Many organisms live on and in the human body. A tapeworm can easily survive and thrive indefinitely inside us. A tapeworm in a human can range in length from 1/250 of an inch (.0063 cm) to an incredible 50 feet (15.23 meters)! Tapeworms have no digestive tract so they must eat food already digested by another animal. That is precisely what they do as a parasite inside our intestines.
The hazard: Glutaraldehyde is a toxic chemical that is used for cold sterilization of medical and dental equipment. It is in Cidex and other products. Glutaraldehyde can cause severe irritation of the eyes, nose, throat, lungs, nausea, headaches, drowsiness, and dizziness.
Glutaryl CoA oxidase is a peroxisome enzyme necessary to the oxidation of glutaric acid. Deficiency of the enzyme leads to accumulation of this acid, a condition known as glutaric aciduria. Type 1 and type 2 are mitochondrial disorders caused by similar deficiencies.