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Taenia saginata (synonym Taeniarhynchus saginatus), commonly known as the beef tapeworm, is a zoonotic tapeworm belonging to the order Cyclophyllidea and genus Taenia. It is an intestinal parasite in humans causing taeniasis (a type of helminthiasis) and cysticercosis in cattle. Cattle are the intermediate hosts, where larval development occurs ...
Types of Taenia that cause infections in humans include Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), and Taenia asiatica (Asian tapeworm). [2] Taenia saginata is due to eating contaminated undercooked beef while Taenia solium and Taenia asiatica is from contaminated undercooked pork. [2] Diagnosis is by examination of stool ...
The patient received a diagnosis of Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm) infection. Humans become infected with T. saginata by ingesting cysticerci during consumption of raw or inadequately cooked beef.
Taenia saginata, beef tapeworm, infects cattle and humans, and can only reproduce while in the human gut. Taenia solium, pork tapeworm, like T. saginata, has humans serving as its primary host, and it can only reproduce by the dispersal of proglottids while in the gut. These reinfect pigs when human faeces are improperly disposed of. This ...
Cysticercosis is a tapeworm infection that affects the brain, muscle, and other tissues. ... Cysticercosis is often spread by contact with tapeworm-infected human feces, contaminated food, water ...
Humans are the definitive hosts for some tapeworm species, the most common being T. saginata and T. solium (beef and pork tapeworms). This means that these species can develop into full grown, reproductively capable adult worms within the human body. People infected with these species have a tapeworm infection.
Taeniasis is an infection within the intestines by adult tapeworms belonging to the genus Taenia. [6] [7] It is due to eating contaminated undercooked beef or pork. [6] There are generally no or only mild symptoms. [6] Symptoms may occasionally include weight loss or abdominal pain. [8] Segments of tapeworm may be seen in the stool. [8]
ɪ d iː / are a family of tapeworms. It is the largest family representing the order Cyclophyllidea. [1] It includes many species of medical and veterinary importance, as Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), and Echinococcus granulosus. The Taeniidae are parasites of mammals and many are infectious to humans.