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Etiology
• Caused by Taenia solium(pork tapeworm) and Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm).
• These are present in the small intestine of humans and can live in human intestine for
many years.
• Adult tapeworm contains 800-900 proglottids.
• Eggs of Taenia can survive for about two months in summer and for 5 months in
winter conditions.
Differences between T.solium and T.saginata
Characteristic
Taenia solium Taenia saginata
features
Definitive host Man and rarely dogs Man
Intermediate
Pigs and man Cattle
hosts
Intermediate Cysticercus cellulosae (Measly
Cysticercus bovis (Measly beef)
stage (larvae) pork)
Heart, diaphragm, internal
masseter, tongue, neck, Masseter, shoulder, esophagus,
Predilection
intercostals and abdominal heart, tongue, diaphragm, liver,
sites
muscles, less commonly brain, lung and lymph nodes
liver, lung, kidney and eye
Taeniosis, Cysticercosis
Taeniasis
Disease in man Autoinfection is possible in man
and man can act as complete No autoinfection in humans
host