1. Identify/discuss the types of cestodes that are commonly found in the Philippine:
a. Taenia saginata
b. Taenia solium
2. Identify/discuss the epidemiology of T. solium and T. saginata
3. Identify/discuss the mode of transmission and lifecycle of tapeworms.
4. Identify/discuss the signs and symptoms related t tapeworm infection.
5. Identify/discuss the mode of treatment of Taeniasis
a. T. Saginata
b. T. solium
6. Identify/discuss the methods of preventing tapeworm infection
Taenia saginata
Beef tapeworm of humans.
Cosmopolitan in distribution
Humans as definitive host
Lives in upper jejunum 25 years
Morphology
Pathogenes
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Diagnosis
Lifecycle
Treatment
Epidemiolo
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Taenia Solis
Pork tapeworm of man. Cosmopolitan
distribution. May serve as definitive or
intermediate host.
Prevention
Maintenance of the life cycle is dependent on the level of environmental sanitation practiced
in the area.
Animal intermediate hosts especially the pigs should be kept in pens to avoid access to
human feces.
Contamination of the grazing fields with human feces favors infection of the intermediate
hosts.
Philippines: T. saginata > T. solium
Though surveys show that pigs are more infected than cattle
Overall prevalence of taeniasis: 0.56% in selected areas.
Thorough cooking of meat is a primary measure. Freezing at -20 C for 10 days
Sanitary inspection of all slaughtered pigs, cows, and cattle.