Teniosis

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a) Head of long-jointed tapeworm (Taenia solium), b) Head of defenseless tapeworm (Taenia saginata)

Taeniosis is a parasitic disease caused by various helminths. Man is either a transient or a definitive host.

  1. Taenia saginata' - contamination by ingestion of insufficiently heat-treated beef or veal containing beans,
    • manifestations: colicky abdominal pain, loss of appetite, sometimes asymptomatic.
  2. Taenia solium - infection when eating pork or eating tapeworm eggs,
    • manifestations: similar, when the egg is infected, lumps are formed and various organs are affected (cysticercosis).

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  • DOSTÁL, Václav. Infektologie. 1. edition. Karolinum, 2005. pp. 218-220. ISBN 80-246-0749-2.


  • BENCKO, Vladimír. Hygiena : Učební texty k seminářům a praktickým cvičením. 2. edition. Karolinum, 1998. 185 pp. pp. 54 - 58. ISBN 80-7184-551-5.

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