Fill in the Blanks Porcine Kidney WormOnline version Kidney worm info and lifecycle by Ashley Best 1 earthworms 24 pigs months urine burrows Levamisol growth Fenbendazole ingested loss bladder perirenal liver Ivermectin earthworm dentatus kidney 9 ingestion indirect Stephanurus kidneys direct urine anorexia intestines skin slow ureters skin The porcine kidney worm is known as The lifecycle may be or . Its intermediate host is Its prepatent period is - It infects . It is transmitted by of infective intermediate host or through It resides in cystic spaces connected to the , , and tissue Its lifecycle is as follows . 1 ) eggs passed in 2 ) larvae survive in environment until by or through the of the pig 3 ) migrates to from to to 4 ) eggs collect in the and are excreted in Symptoms include , , and weight It is treated with , , and