1. Dr Paul T Francis, MD Community Medicine College of Medicine, Zawia
Taeniasis
Dr Paul T Francis, MD
Community Medicine
College of Medicine, Zawia

2. Taeniasis Taeniasis is a group of zoonotic diseases.
Is common in people who eat meat

3. Taeniasis
The parasite completes the life cycle in two hosts – Definitive host and Intermediate host
Parasite
Definitive host
Intermediate host
T saginata
Man
Cattle
T solium
Pig
E granulosa
Dog
Sheep and cattle

4. Head of T solium

5. Mode of transmission T saginata
Eating of inadequately(غير مُلائم) cooked meat
T solium
Eating of inadequately cooked pork
E granulosa
By ingestion of eggs present in dog feces

7. A very long Tape worm

9. Hydatid worm

10. Hydatid cysts in Liver

11. Hydatid cyst

12. Prevention and control
Primary prevention
For Taeniasis
Cook the meat well before eating
Examination of cattle by veterinary doctor before slaughtering(جِزارة) for meat
For Echinococcus
Improve personal hygiene (عِلْم الصحة)
Wash vegetables etc. well before eating
Treat dogs

13. Secondary prevention
Early diagnosis and treatment