Taenia solium is the pork tapeworm belonging to cyclophyllid cestodes in the family Taeniidae. It is an intestinal zoonotic parasite found throughout the world, and is most prevalent in countries where pork is eaten. The adult worm is found in humans and has a flat, ribbon-like body, which is white in color and measures 2 to 3 m in length. Its dis...
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The pork tapeworm. Contracted from undercooked or measly pork (pork infected with the larval forms of the tapeworm). Can grow to be 3-6 feet (0.9-1.8 m) long in the human intestine. Also known as the armed tapeworm and the measly tapeworm. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the pork, armed, or solitary tapeworm of humans, acquired by eating insufficiently cooked pork infected with Cysticercus cellulosae; hatching of ova within the human intestine may result in establishment of cysticerci in human tissues, resulting in cysticercosis. Synonyms: Taenia armata, Taenia dentata ...
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Taenia solium: The pork tapeworm. Contracted from eating undercooked or measly pork (pork infected with the larval forms of the tapeworm). Taenia solium causes two different diseases -- taeniasis and cysticercosis. Taeniasis develops when the adult tapeworm infests the human intestine. The worm can grow to be 3-6 feet (0.9-1.8 m) long there. It usu...
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Taenia solium The pork tapeworm, a parasite of the human intestine. Contracted from eating undercooked or 'measly pork' (pork infected with the larval forms of the tapeworm). Taenia solium causes two different diseases: taeniasis and cysticercosis. Taeniasis develops when the adult tapeworm infests the human intestine. The worm can grow to be 3...
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