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Title: Taeniasis (Tapeworm)


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Taeniasis (Tapeworm)
  • Valencia Fearce
  • Microbiology p.2

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Micoororganism name/Type
  • Taenia Saginata (T.saginata)

Helminths
3
Prevalence/Demographics
  • peopl have died but not rarely.
  •  
  • they mostly from the tape worm effects

4
Symptoms
  • -Nausea
  • -Muscle weakness
  • -Diarrhea
  • -Weight loss
  • -Malnutrition
  • -Abdominal pain
  • -Passing worms sections in stool

5
Incubation Period
  • take up to 10 months to a year

6
Mode of transmission
  • Uncooked or infected meats such as
  • -fish(fish tapeworm)
  • -beef(beef tapeworm)
  • -pork(pork tapeworm)

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Diagnosis/ Treatment
  • -Medication by the mouth, in small doses

8
Mortality
  • you can die from
  • -not getting all of the nutrients that you need
    to have when yo u eat food

9
Complications
  • -Muscle weakness
  • -Diarrhea
  • -Malnutrition

10
Prevention/Vaccine
  • -Personal Hygeine
  • -Wash hands before,after and throughout cooking
  • -Freeze meats 12-24 hours before cooking
  • -Cook meat all the way through

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Normal Host
  • - Uncooked Pigs
  • - Uncooked Cattle

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Work Cited
  •  
  • Taenia saginata http//www.bing.com/images/search?
    qpicsoftaeniasaginataformQBIRqsnskfocal
    5e91679d9090d58564c1b6da18c2cd0ffurlhttp3A2F
    2Fbioweb.uwlax.edu2Fbio2032Fs20092Ftemanson_car
    o2FTapeworm.JPG
  •  
  • eHow
  • http//www.ehow.com/how_4471550_cure-tapeworm-infe
    ctions.html
  •  
  •  
  • How to Get Rid of Tapeworms in DogsRead more
    How to Get Rid of Tapeworms in Dogs eHow.com
    http//www.ehow.com/how_4448948_rid-tapeworms-dogs
    .htmlixzz0uAGKAPIl
  • http//www.ehow.com/how_4448948_rid-tapeworms-dogs
    .html
  • ?

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