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  1. Taenia saginata
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  2. Wikipedia
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    Taenia saginata - Wikipedia

    • 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, while humans … See more

    DomainEukaryota
    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumPlatyhelminthes
    ClassCestoda
    Description

    T. saginata is the largest of species in the genus Taenia. An adult worm is normally 4 to 10 m in length, but can become very large; specimens over 22 m long are reported. Typical of cestodes, its body is flattened d… See more

    Life cycle

    Cattle acquire the embryonated eggs, the oncospheres, when they eat contaminated food. Oncospheres enter the duodenum, the anterior portion of the small intestine, and hatch there under the influence of gastric juices. … See more

    How Taenia saginata Infects You and Cows
    How Taenia saginata Infects You and Cows
    A parasite that can grow 10 meters long in your gut can infect you from eating steak. That's the beef tapeworm, or Taenia saginata.
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  1. The Merck Manuals
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  3. Mayo Clinic
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  4. CDC
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    Jun 13, 2024 · Learn about human tapeworm, a parasitic infection caused by eating raw or undercooked beef (beef tapeworm) or pork (pork tapeworm or Asian tapeworm). Find out the symptoms, causes, prevention, diagnosis and …

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    May 3, 2024 · Learn about taeniasis, a parasitic infection caused by three tapeworm species: beef, pork, and Asian tapeworms. Find out the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of taeniasis and how to prevent it.

  9. WHO
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  10. MDS Manuals
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