🖤 1.7: Tapeworms

Question 1

Parts of Tapeworm

Answer 1

Scolex, Neck, Proglottids

Question 2

Scolex

Answer 2

suckers and hooks that attach worm to intestine

Question 3

Neck

Answer 3

growth site of worms proglottids

Question 4

Proglottids

Answer 4

long chain of reproductive structures, gravid when filled with fertilized egg

Question 5

Tapeworm Life Cycle (1)

Answer 5

Cows and pigs become infected by injesting contaminated food with eggs

Question 6

Tapeworm Life Cycle (2)

Answer 6

Eggs develop into larva

Question 7

Tapeworm Life Cycle (3)

Answer 7

Larva migrate to muscles assume dormant form called cysticercus

Question 8

Tapeworm Life Cycle (4)

Answer 8

Humans get infected when eating undercooked meat with larval cysticerci

Question 9

Tapeworm Life Cycle (5)

Answer 9

Larva develop into adults in the intestine

Question 10

Tapeworm Life Cycle (6)

Answer 10

Adults produce new eggs in proglottids

Question 11

Tapeworm Life Cycle (7)

Answer 11

Proglottids containing eggs leave body in feces

Question 12

Tapeworm Life Cycle (8)

Answer 12

Feces contaminate livestock and cycle repeats

Question 13

Tapeworm Intermediate Host

Answer 13

Pigs and Cows

Question 14

Tapeworm Definitive Host

Answer 14

Humans

Question 15

Typical Tapeworm

Answer 15

Taeniasis

Question 16

Symptoms of Typical Tapeworm

Answer 16

• digestive problems
• fatigue
• proglottides in stool

Question 17

Atypical Tapeworm

Answer 17

Cysticercosis

Question 18

Symptoms of Atypical Tapeworm

Answer 18

• headache
• brain swelling
• epileptic seizure

Question 19

Tapeworm Prevention

Answer 19

• Cooke meat to proper internal temp
• Basic hygiene, handwashing
• Boil or filter water from natural water sources such as lakes and rivers
• Wash uncooked foods such as fruits & produce

Question 20

Tapeworm Treatment

Answer 20

single dose of anti-parasitic medication