Tapeworms Cestodes Common Tapeworm Infections LAB TAPEWORM Taenia
Tapeworms (Cestodes)
Common Tapeworm Infections LAB. TAPEWORM Taenia saginata Taenia solium- DISEASE TRANSMISSION OF INFECTION LOCATION OF ADULT IN HUMANS LOCATION OF LARVA IN HUMANS taeniasis ingestion of larva in undercooked beef Small Intestine not present taeniasis ingestion of larva in undercooked pork Small Intestine not present (except in autoinfection: , small intestine) subcutaneous muscles brain, eyes ADULT CLINICAL PICTURE DIAGNOSIS vague digestive disturbances eggs or proglottids in stools depending on locality: from none to epilepsy X ray, CT, MRI Serology Taenia solium. LARVA (cysticercus cellulosae) Cysticercosis Hymenolepis nana hymenolepiais ingestion of egg Small Intestine Intestinal Villi Enteritis diarrhoea Echinochoccus granulosus hydatid disease ingestion of egg not present Liver, lungs, Bones etc depending on locality ingestion of eggs or proglottids in stools eggs in stools X-ray, CT, US Serology Hydatid sand
Life cycle of Taenia saginata
Life cycle of Taenia saginata
Taenia saginata
Life cycle of Taenia solium
Taenia solium
Hymenolepis nana
Hymenolepis nana
Life cycle of Echinococcus granulosus
Life cycle of Echinococcus granulosus
Life cycle of Echinococcus granulosus
Location of hydatid cyst Echinococcus granulosus
Life cycle of Echinococcus granulosus
Adult Echinococcus granulosus
Adult Echinococcus granulosus
Hydatid cyst
Egg of Echinococcus granulosus Hydatid cyst
Hydatid cysts
Hydatid cyst
Hydatid cysts
Hydatid cyst
Hydatid cyst
Treatment of Tapeworms • Intestinal stages: Praziquantel • Tissue stages ( Hydatid , cysticersosis): – Depends on clinical condition : Surgical and/or Albendazole
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