Tapeworm infection - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2023年1月5日 · A tapeworm is a parasite that can live and feed in human intestines. This is called a tapeworm infection. A young and inactive form of the tapeworm is called a larval cyst.
Tapeworms in Humans: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments - WebMD
2024年11月9日 · Tapeworms are flat, segmented worms that live in the intestines of some animals. Animals can become infected with these parasites when grazing in pastures or drinking...
Tapeworm Infection: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
2022年7月26日 · Tapeworm is a parasite that lives in your intestines. Tapeworms can cause gastrointestinal symptoms. Some kinds of tapeworm infections can cause serious complications.
Eucestoda - Wikipedia
Eucestoda, commonly referred to as tapeworms, is the larger of the two subclasses of flatworms in the class Cestoda (the other subclass is Cestodaria). Larvae have six posterior hooks on the scolex (head), in contrast to the ten-hooked Cestodaria. All tapeworms are endoparasites of vertebrates, living in the digestive tract or related ducts.
Tapeworm infection - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2023年1月5日 · Diagnosis of tapeworm infection. A health care provider tests for a tapeworm infection in the intestines using a test of a stool sample. A lab test may find pieces of tapeworms or eggs. You may give a sample on more than one day. Diagnosis of larval cyst infection. Imaging exam. Providers use imaging tests to find larval cysts.
Tapeworms: Causes, symptoms, and treatments - Medical News Today
2024年1月12日 · Tapeworms are intestinal parasites that are shaped similarly to a tape measure. Their eggs typically enter a human host from animals through food, particularly raw or undercooked meat....
About Human Tapeworm | Human Tapeworm (Taeniasis) | CDC
2024年6月13日 · Taeniasis in humans is a parasitic infection caused by the tapeworm species Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), and Taenia asiatica (Asian tapeworm). Humans can become infected with these tapeworms by eating raw or undercooked beef (T. saginata) or pork (T. solium and T. asiatica). People with taeniasis may not know ...