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Taeniasis

Adult tapeworm infection is the infection of the digestive tract by parasitic flatworms called cestodes or tapeworms. Tapeworm larvae are sometimes ingested by consuming undercooked food. Once inside the digestive tract, the larva grows into an adult tapeworm, which can live for years and grow very large. Additionally, many tapeworm larvae cause symptoms in an intermediate host. For example, cysticercosis is a disease of humans involving larval tapeworms in the human body. more...

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Common types of infection

Some of the most common tapeworms in humans are the pork tapeworm, the beef tapeworm, the fish tapeworm, and the dwarf tapeworm. Infections involving the pork and beef tapeworms are also called taeniasis. Symptoms vary widely, as do treatment options, and these issues are discussed in detail in the individual articles on each worm. With a few notable exceptions like the fish tapeworm, most cestodes that infect humans and livestock are cyclophyllids, and can be identified as such by the presence of four suckers on their scolex or "head."

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The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Taeniasis: Directory for the Internet Age $32.71 Nodular taeniasis, or tape-worm disease, of fowls (Bulletin / Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station)
Taenia solium/cysticercus cellulosae in Latin America and the Caribbean =: Taenia solium/cysticercus cellulosae en América Latina y el Caribe (Series of bibliographies)

ORAL CYSTICERCOSIS: CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
SUMMARY Cysticercosis is a condition that occurs when man is infested by the larvae of Taenia solium, acting as an intermediate host instead of definitive.
EFFECT OF Cysticercus cellulosae FRACTIONS ON THE RESPIRATORY BURST OF PIG NEUTROPHILS
SUMMARY Neutrophils, eosinophils and macrophages are cells that interact with invading parasites and naive hosts have been shown to have anti-parasitic ...
DOT-ELISA FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS
SUMMARY The aim of the present study was to standardize and evaluate dot-Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (Dot-ELISA), a simple and rapid test for the ...
Controlling diseases due to helminth infection
Controlling diseases due to helminth infection, D.W.T. Crompton, A. Montresor, M.C. Nesheim, L. Savioli, editors (World Health Organization, Geneva) 2003.
Neurocysticercosis in Oregon, 1995-2000
The unexpected death of a teenager from neurocysticercosis prompted an investigation of this disease in Oregon. We found 89 hospitalizations, 43 newly ...
Taenia solium Cysticercosis, Irian Jaya, Indonesia - Letters - Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: Cysticercosis, a tissue infection caused by accidental ingestion of eggs released from humans harboring the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium ...
Intestinal parasites and commensals among individuals from a landless camping in the rural area of Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
SUMMARY We evaluated the occurrence of intestinal parasites and commensals among children and adults from a landless camping in the rural area of Ubcrlandia, ...
Anti-Taenia solium metacestodes antibodies in serum from blood donors from four cites of Triangulo Mineiro area, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1995
BRIEF COMMUNICATION SUMMARY Serological survey was performed to detect IgG antibodies anti-Taenia solium metacestodes in blood donors of Hemocentro Regional de Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A t

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