Taeniasis
TAENIASIS Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm) • In adult stage, T. saginata inhabits the upper jejunum • it may survive for as long as 25 years • It causes intestinal infection, Taeniasis • It has worldwide distribution Scolex…… Taenia saginata….. Morphology • Adult worm measures 5-10 meters in length • The pyriform scolex has 4 suckers but no rostellum • The mature segments have irregularly alternate lateral genital pores • uterus made up of a median stem with 15-30 lateral branches.
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MICROBIOLOGY
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