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Tapeworms(Cestodes) Flashcards

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Hymenolepis nana

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Type:Dwarf
Vector:Mouth
Notes: Diarrhea

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Taenia saginata

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Type:Beef
Vector:Uncooked beef

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Taenia solium

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Type:Pork
Vector:Uncooked pork
Notes:Cysticercosis, larvae containing cysts in liver, eye and brain

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Diphyllobothrium latum

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Type:Fish
Vector:Mouth, contaminated sushi
Notes:May cause pernicious anemia (B12 deficiency) yellow fin tuna most commonly has it

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Echinococcus granulosus

Found in dogs, humans,wolves

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Type: Dog
Vector:Canine feces
Notes:Hydatid cysts in liver and lung

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