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
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
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
I am going to talk about cysticercosis. The scientific name for cysticercosis is Taenia solium. It is caused by the metacestode, or larval, stage of Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm. The symptoms of cysticercosis is headaches, confusion, seizures, and vision changes. Cysticercosis is based on the patient’s symptoms. It can be treated with medications like anthelmintics, corticosteroids, and anticonvulsants. The most common symptom is seizures. Cysticercosis is very rare in the United States. It’s
INTRODUCTION: The Animal Kingdom is generally believed to have originated in Archeozoic oceans long before the first fossil record. Every major phylum of animals has at least some marine representatives; some groups, such as cnidarians and echinoderms, are largely or entirely marine lives. From the ancestral marine environment, different groups of animals have invaded fresh water; some have moved onto land. There are over a million described species of animals. About 5% of this number are consists