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Tapeworm Infestation
Part I of Essay
Causative agent: Tapeworms are parasitic Helmiths of the Phylum Platyhelminthes
(Flatworms) and Class Cestodes. They include Taenia saginata (beef
tapeworm), Taenia solium (pork tapeworm) and Diphyllobothrium latum and
Echinococcus granulosus .
Anatomy: Scolex (head .... Part II of Essay .... are called plerocercoids. Depending
on location and number of cysticerci, pathology can result. Ex:
Cysticerosis- (Taenia genus): eyes - blindness; spinal chord - paralysis; brain
- neurocysticerosis with similar symptoms to brain tumor, causing traumatic
neurological damage. Persons of Sandinavian heritage are susceptible.
Diphyllobothriasis - (D. latum): Abdominal distention, flatulence, cramping,
diarrhea and sometimes anemia parasite has a high affinity for vitamin B12)
Hydatidosis -(E. granulosus): Instead of cysticerci, egg dev ....
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