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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.
Taeniasis is an infection within the intestines by adult tapeworms belonging to the genus Taenia. [2] [3] There are generally no or only mild symptoms. [2] Symptoms may occasionally include weight loss or abdominal pain. [1] Segments of tapeworm may be seen in the stool. [1] Complications of pork tapeworm may include cysticercosis. [1]
The definitive hosts for these Taenia species are canids. The adult tapeworms live in the intestines of animals like dogs, foxes, and coyotes. Intermediate hosts such as rabbits, goats, sheep, horses, cattle and sometimes humans get the disease by inadvertently ingesting tapeworm eggs (gravid proglottids) that have been passed in the feces of an infected canid.
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic infection of the nervous system caused by the larvae of the tapeworm Taenia solium, also known as the "pork tapeworm". The disease is primarily transmitted through direct contact with human feces, often through the consumption of food or water containing Taenia solium eggs.
The decision to treat with antiparasitic therapy is complex and based on the stage and number of cysts present, their location, and the person's specific symptoms. [55] Adult Taenia solium are easily treated with niclosamide, and is most commonly used in taeniasis. However, cysticercosis is a complex disease and requires careful medication.
To date the most relevant diagnosis of taeniasis due to T. asiatica is by enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB). EITB can effectively identify it from other taenid infections since serological test indicates that immunoblot band of 21.5 kDa exhibited specificity only to T. asiatica. [39]
Surgery might be required for cysticerci in the eye, cerebral ventricles, and spinal cord. Asymptomatic infections and calcified cysticerci probably will not require treatment. Fecal flotation may reveal eggs if a gravid proglottid has been broken in the feces. After the animal dies, a necropsy is performed to see if cysticerci are found in the ...
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]