What is beef tapeworm?
beef tapeworm, known scientifically as Taenia saginata, is a type of parasite that commonly occurs in beef. Specifically, it is a flat worm that enters the human body and settles inside the small intestine whenever it is infected, raw or undercut beef is consumed. Once the beef tapeworm is inside the body, it feeds the nutrients of its host and can survive undetected for several years. These larvae travel all over the body of the animal and create cysts in the muscles of cows that produce a condition known as beef measles. During its lifetime, Taenia saginata can average up to 40 feet (12 m) on average, with some more increasing. Inside the intestine beef tapeworm also lays new eggs and, if it is not detected, the new populations grow and can live inside the human host for up to 25 years.
When more parasites begin to push the small intestine, they begin to travel to other parts of the body. The beef tapeworm populations can attack an addition and cause painful appendicitis and can even crawl intolimbs. When this happens, infected individuals normally report the feeling of something that crawls inside one of their limbs. As these parasites continue to spread, their presence can disrupt the proper functioning of organs and cause a number of other problems. Normally, their presence is detected in the stool of a person who hosts one or more Taenia saginata, or after exploring related symptoms.
The physical symptoms of Taenia saginata infection are rarely noticed, and therefore these parasites live for so long inside the host. However, if symptoms are recorded, most people complain about full feeling, loss of appetite, unintended weight loss, nausea, or may notice small eggs in feces. Occasionally, individuals can experience a crawling clip around the sphincter muscles. Once it is found, the deprivation of the body Taenia saginata includes drugs known to kill beef tapeworms within a few days.
beef tapeworm infections are the most common tapeworm infections or tranquesthe world of the world. However, they are most common in areas where there are poor hygienic systems and where human feces are used for fertilization, which provide cows with greater access to human sprays containing beef tapeworm eggs. Cases of infection are also highly recorded in areas where beef is known to be consumed raw or insufficiently cooked, for example in Argentina and Ethiopia. Other animals such as sheep and buffalo may also be infected. Also in areas where meat is not thoroughly checked and cysts full of larvae are undetected, people are more susceptible to diseases caused by food and other parasites.