1. Tapeworms (Cestodes)

2. DISEASE TRANSMISSION OF INFECTION LOCATION OF ADULT IN HUMANS LOCATION OF LARVA IN HUMANS CLINICAL PICTURE LAB. DIAGNOSIS Taenia saginatataeniasis ingestion of larva in undercooked beef Small Intestine not present vague digestive disturbances eggs or proglottids in stools Taenia solium- ADULT taeniasis ingestion of larva in undercooked pork Small Intestine not present vague digestive disturbances eggs or proglottids in stools Taenia solium- LARVA (cysticercus cellulosae) Cysticercosis ingestion of egg not present (except in autoinfection:,small intestine) sub- cutaneous muscles brain,eyes depending on locality: from none to epilepsy X - ray,CT,MRI Serology Hymenolepis nana hymenolepiais ingestion of eggSmall Intestine Intestinal Villi Enteritis diarrhoea eggs in stools Echinochoccus granulosus hydatid disease ingestion of eggnot presentLiver, lungs, Bones etc depending on locality X-ray,CT,US Serology Hydatid sand TAPEWORM Common Tapeworm Infections

3. Taenia saginata

4. Life cycle of Taenia saginata

5. Life cycle of Taenia solium

7. Hymenolepis nana

10. Life cycle of Echinococcus granulosus

11. Location of hydatid cyst Echinococcus granulosus

12. Adult Echinococcus granulosus

14. Hydatid cyst

16. Egg of Echinococcus granulosus

17. Hydatid cysts

18. Hydatid cyst

19. Hydatid cysts

21. Hydatid cyst

24. Treatment of Tapeworms Intestinal stages: Praziquantel Tissue stages ( Hydatid, cysticersosis): –Depends on clinical condition : Surgical and/or Albendazole