Taenia saginata
E534574
Taenia saginata is the beef tapeworm, a parasitic flatworm that infects humans through consumption of undercooked beef and can cause intestinal taeniasis.
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cestode
ⓘ
parasitic flatworm ⓘ species ⓘ |
| bodyPart |
neck
ⓘ
proglottids ⓘ scolex ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | segmented ⓘ |
| causesDisease | taeniasis ⓘ |
| class | Cestoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | beef tapeworm ⓘ |
| complicationFrequency | serious complications are rare ⓘ |
| definitiveHost | Homo sapiens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Goeze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diagnosisMethod |
PCR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coproantigen detection ⓘ identification of gravid proglottids ⓘ stool microscopy ⓘ |
| differentiatedFrom | Taenia solium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eggExcretionRoute | feces of human host ⓘ |
| eggMorphologySimilarity | Taenia solium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eggResistance | eggs survive for months in environment ⓘ |
| family | Taeniidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Taenia ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | worldwide ⓘ |
| higherPrevalenceRegion |
areas with raw or undercooked beef consumption
ⓘ
regions with inadequate meat inspection ⓘ |
| infectiveStageForHumans | cysticercus ⓘ |
| intermediateHost |
Bos taurus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cattle ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeCycleStage |
adult tapeworm in intestine
ⓘ
cysticercus in muscle ⓘ egg ⓘ oncosphere ⓘ |
| maximumLength | up to 10 meters ⓘ |
| modeOfNutrition | absorption of nutrients through tegument ⓘ |
| notAssociatedWith | neurocysticercosis ⓘ |
| parasitizes | Homo sapiens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Platyhelminthes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preventionMethod |
health education
ⓘ
meat inspection ⓘ sanitation ⓘ thorough cooking of beef ⓘ |
| primaryHabitatInDefinitiveHost | small intestine ⓘ |
| proglottidFeature | actively motile gravid proglottids ⓘ |
| publicHealthSignificance | important cause of human taeniasis linked to beef consumption ⓘ |
| reproduction | hermaphroditic ⓘ |
| scolexFeature |
four suckers
ⓘ
lacks hooks ⓘ |
| siteInIntermediateHost | striated muscle ⓘ |
| symptom |
abdominal discomfort
ⓘ
anal pruritus ⓘ nausea ⓘ passage of proglottids in stool ⓘ weight loss ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
ingestion of raw beef
ⓘ
ingestion of undercooked beef ⓘ |
| treatment |
niclosamide
ⓘ
praziquantel ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1782 ⓘ |
| zoonosisType | foodborne zoonosis ⓘ |
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