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Taenia solium morphology
Taenia solium morphology
The image shows the head, neck and body with proglotides. Taenia solium is the cause of taeniasis and cysticercosis in humans.
The life cycle of Taenia spp.
The life cycle of Taenia spp.
In this cicle, the parasite is responsible for the transmission of intestinal disease in humans. Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). Taeniasis. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/taeniasis/biology.html
The life cycle of Taenia solium
The life cycle of Taenia solium
In this cicle, the parasite is responsible for the larval infection of human tissues. Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019). Cysticercosis [Taenia solium]. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/cysticercosis/index.html
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