reproduce. C. Tapeworm 1.Stated by Hickey in 2002, there is an estimated 1,500 species of tapeworms, 35 of this species affect humans specifically. 2. The two types of tapeworms that I am going to focus on, is Taenia saginata and Taenia solium. Aka: T. saginata and T. solium. 3. Taenia saginata has the common na... ... middle of paper ... ...t cause brain cysts to develop(Garcia,2003,1). 2. The symptoms mimic those of a brain tumor and cause human epilepsy. 3. This infections is most prevalent
The cestodes, or better known as tapeworms are a class of parasitic flatworms, classified under phylum platyhelminthes. There are three major species of tapeworms: taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), taenia solium (pork tapeworm) and diphyllobothriasis (fish tapeworm). All these species of tapeworms are acquired by humans in consumption of raw, undercooked or smoke contaminated meat or fish (John, 2006). Tapeworms are considered humanity’s largest intestinal inhabitant. They each have a scolex or head
Abstract This paper will go into depth on the life-cycle of the Taenia saginata parasite in its host(s), commonly known as the beef tapeworm, including how the parasite is contracted, the pathophysiology of the disease once in the host, the epidemiology of the disease where and who it affects, the signs and symptoms of the host and if any, the medicines required to recover from this intestinal infection. Taenia saginata, commonly known as the Beef Tapeworm, is an intestinal parasite that resides