Taeniasis

Pork tapeworm ( infection)

Taenia saginata infection by tapeworm (adult) beef tapeworm ( infection)

Taeniasis is a parasitic infection of humans, which is caused by tapeworms of the genus Taenia, especially the pork and the beef tapeworm. Worldwide, the number of people infected in the double- digit millions.

The incubation period is up to ten weeks. The infection is often asymptomatic.

For therapy niclosamide or praziquantel come into question.

Prevention of meat should be heated before consumption. In industrialized countries, the disease is through the examination of slaughtered cattle and pigs on Finns ( meat inspection ) without meaning.