TAPEWORM

Course overview

CESTODES ARE FLAT, PARASITIC, HERMAPHRODITIC TAPEWORMS WITH COMPLEX LIFE CYCLES THAT INFECT ANIMALS, INCLUDING HUMANS. THREE CESTODES THAT CAUSE HUMAN DISEASE ARE TAENIA SOLIUM (PORK TAPEWORM), TAENIA SAGINATA (BEEF TAPEWORM), AND DIPHYLLOBOTHRIUM (FISH TAPEWORM). THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF THESE TAPEWORM INFECTIONS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING AFFECTED PATIENTS.