Taenia Saginata (beef Tape Worm)

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  • Taenia Saginata (beef tape worm)

Etiology

  • Eating raw or undercooked beef

Symptoms

  • Nausea
  • Wt loss
  • Most are asymptomatic
  • Sometimes bloating
  • Perianal discomfort from passing proglottids in stool→ some times visible