What is Taenia saginata?
Taenia saginata is a type of parasitic tapeworm carried by cattle. It causes a disease in people called taeniasis or tapeworm infection. Doctors treat Tasemnice infection with one dose of release medicines that kill parasites.
Beef tapeworms are narrow, flat worms that have segmented bodies and sexual organs of men and women. Each proglottide or body segment contains the entire reproductive system. Adult worms can grow to a length of 16-33 feet (5-10 m). Some individuals complain about pain around the navel, loss of appetite or stomach. In rare cases, tapeworms can create a medical emergency by causing intestinal locking.
The most visible symptom of tapeworm infection is small white proglottis or stools segments. These segments could move or tremble. They are timely full of tapeworm eggs.
Cattle and people act as hosts of beef tapeworm. The cows are the middle host of the worm. Tasemnice eggs form larval cystyle inside their muscle tissue, but do not grow into maturity inside the cow. People are the terminal host. The Taenia Saginata larvae reach maturity inside the intestines.
Many countries use human waste as a fertilizer for its crops. The cows are infected with feed consumption, which is contaminated by a human female infested with egg. People in turn receive beef tapeworm infections by consuming insufficiently cooked meat from infected cattle. Beef tapeworm infections occur around the world, but are most predominant in countries where people regularly consume raw beef.
doctors can diagnose Taenia saginata infection by examining the patient's stool to the presence of eggs or proglottids. They treat the condition using medicines such as Praziquantel, Niclosamide or Albendazole. These treatments usually kill the whole worm, including its head or Scolex. If Scolex survives treatment, it may regenerate andStart released eggs within three months of treatment. Washing hands and practicing good toilet hygiene helps to prevent reinfection.
people can avoid infection of Taenia saginata by thoroughly cooked meat. The meat must reach at least 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees Celsius) and stay at this temperature for at least five minutes to kill all larval cysts. Cysts usually cannot survive low temperatures for more than 10 days at 50 degrees of Fahrenheite (10 degrees Celsius). Molding meat for 24 hours on minus-4 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 20 degrees Celsius) also kills parasites.