Taenia spp.

• The only Taenia spp. that has humans as its definitive host

  Taenia saginata
• Where does Taenia solium encyst?

  Muscles
• Also known as Beef Tapeworm

  Taenia saginata
• Term used to describe pork meat infected with T. solium

  Measly pork
• T. solium is also known as

  Pork tapeworm
• In T. solium, human can be both a:

  Definitive host and intermediate host
• Site of infection of T. saginata

  Upper jejunum
• Shape of scolex of T. saginata

  Cuboidal
• Site of infection of T. solium

  Upper small intestine
• Shape of scolex of T. solium

  Spherical
• T. saginata does not cause

  Cysticercosis
• Asian tapeworm

  Taenia asiatica
• Where is T. asiatica recovered?

  Taiwan, Korea, Thailand and Indonesia
• Disease caused by T. asiatica

  Cysticercus viscerotropica
• Cysticercus caused by T. asiatica happens where?

  Liver
• T. asiatica cysticercus has a white-like protuberance on its external surface. It may contain

  Invaginated scolex with hooklets
• Hooklets of T. asiatica cysticercus is called

  Vestigial hooklets
• Name of infection caused by T. multiceps to humans

  Coenurosis
• Larval form of T. multiceps

  Coenurus
• T. multiceps adult worms are present in:

  Dogs and other canids
• T. multiceps intermediate hosts are:

  Sheep, cattle and deer
• Humans may serve as intermediate hosts of T. multiceps via:

  Accidental ingestion
• What is the appearance of Coenurus?

  Unilocular cyst
• Eggs of these species are indistinguishable

  Taenia saginata and Taenia solium
• Shape of Taenia spp. eggs

  Roundish
• Other features of Taenia spp. eggs

  Radial striations on yellow embryophore
• Shape of T. saginata proglottids

  Rectangular
• Shape of T. solium proglottids

  Square
• Who has shorter proglottids?

  Taenia solium
• Uterine branches of T. solium are also known as

  Dendritic branches
• Uterine branches of T. saginata are also known as

  Tree-like branches
• Appearance of T. saginata's gravid proglottids

  Longer than wide
• Appearance of T. solium's gravid proglottids

  Somewhat square
• Where does cysticerci develop?

  Muscle
• Diagnostic stage of Taenia spp.

  Eggs and gravid proglottids
• Infective stage of Taenia saginata

  Cysticercus bovis
• Infective stage of Taenia solium

  Cysticercus cellulosae
• MOT of Taenia spp.

  Ingestion of raw or undercooked meat
• Intermediate host of T. saginata

  Cattles or cows
• Intermediate host of T. solium and T. asiatica

  Pigs