Taeniasis

Taeniasis is an intestinal infection caused by adult Taenia tapeworms, usually acquired by eating undercooked infected beef or pork.

Taenia saginata: A Taenia tapeworm species that matures in the human intestine after ingestion of infected beef. This beef-associated species is one of the two main causes of human taeniasis.
Stool ova and parasite test: A laboratory examination of stool for parasite eggs, larvae, or other diagnostic forms. Microscopy can identify Taenia eggs or segments in people with intestinal infection.
Cysticercosis: Infection with Taenia solium larvae in tissues, including the brain, after ingestion of tapeworm eggs. Unlike taeniasis, cysticercosis follows egg ingestion rather than eating larval cysts in meat.
Abdominal pain: Pain or discomfort felt in the region between the chest and pelvis. Some people with intestinal taeniasis report abdominal discomfort, though infection may be symptomless.
Taenia solium: A pork tapeworm species that can cause intestinal taeniasis and larval infection in human tissues. Its adult intestinal stage causes taeniasis, while swallowed eggs can lead to cysticercosis.
Praziquantel: An antiparasitic medicine that increases membrane permeability to calcium in susceptible worms. It is commonly used to treat intestinal taeniasis.
Neurocysticercosis: Cysticercosis in which Taenia solium larvae affect the central nervous system. It is a severe tissue infection, not the adult intestinal infection defined as taeniasis.
Weight loss: A decrease in body mass over time, whether intentional or unintentional. Unintentional weight loss can accompany symptomatic intestinal tapeworm infection.
Cysticercus: A fluid-filled larval stage of certain tapeworms that develops in an intermediate host's tissues. People acquire intestinal Taenia infections by eating meat containing these larval cysts.
Niclosamide: An antiparasitic medicine that disrupts energy metabolism in intestinal tapeworms. It is an alternative treatment for intestinal Taenia infection in some settings.

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