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Taenia solium - Coggle Diagram
Taenia
solium
Morphology
Scolex
Neck
Short
Strobila
Less than 1000
Immature proglottids
Mature proglottids
Gravid proglottids
Length 2to 4 metre
Egg
Similar to T. Saginata
Host
Human
Pig
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Class Cestoda
Subclass Eucestoda
Order Taenioidea
Genus Taenia
Species solium
Symptoms
mild epigastric discomfort, nausea, flatulence, diarrhea, or hunger pains
Body wall of Taenia solium
Mesenchyme or parenchyma
Integumentary musculature
Teguments
Diagnosis
CT and MRI
Microscopic examination of stool for ova and proglottids
Life cycle
Treatment
Praziguantel
