Taenia solium (Taenia spp.)

Question 1

Common Name of Taenia solium

Answer 1

Pork Tapeworm
Armed Tapeworm

Question 2

Habitat

Answer 2

Small Intestine

Question 3

Intermediate Host

Answer 3

Pigs and Man – egg

Question 4

Larval Stage

Answer 4

Cysticercus cellulosae

Question 5

Infective Stage

Answer 5

Cysticercus cellulosae & embryonated egg

Question 6

Mode of Transmission

Answer 6

Ingestion

Question 7

Pathology

Answer 7

Taeniasis solium (due to adult)
Cysticercosis (due to larva)

Question 8

Treatment

Answer 8

Praziquantel
Niclosamide

Question 9

Ova

Answer 9

o Spherical in shape
o With radial striations
o Embryonated when laid
o With 6 hooklets in pairs
o Motile
o Egg of Taenia spp. Are indistinguishable
o Report as Taenia spp.

Question 9

Ova

Answer 9

o Spherical in shape
o With radial striations
o Embryonated when laid
o With 6 hooklets in pairs
o Motile
o Egg of Taenia spp. Are indistinguishable
o Report as Taenia spp.

Question 10

Scolex (Adult)

Answer 10

With 4 cup like suckers
With armed Rostellum (2 rows of large and small
hooklets)

Question 11

Strobila (Adult)

Answer 11

800-1000 segments/proglottids

Question 12

Gravid Proglottids (Adult)

Answer 12

15-30 lateral branches (dendritic/finger-like) with 30-50 000 ova

Question 13

Length (Adult)

Answer 13

2-8m

Question 14

Taeniasis solium (Pathology)

Answer 14

Symptoms: abdominal discomfort, hunger,
malabsorption

Question 15

Cysticercosis (Pathology)

Answer 15

 Accidental ingestion of egg – penetrates
intestinal wall – Neurocysticercosis
 Most Serious Complication
 Most common Parasitic disease of
the CNS
 Symptoms: Headache, confusion,
Seizure, Death
 More dangerous than Taeniasis solium
 Can spread to other organs