Taenia saginata (synonym Taeniarhynchus saginatus), commonly known as the beef tapeworm, is a zoonotic tapeworm belonging to the order Cyclophyllidea and genus Taenia. It is an intestinal parasite in humans causing taeniasis (a type of helminthiasis) and cysticercosis in cattle.

Taeniasis is the infection of humans with the adult tapeworm of Taenia saginata, T. solium or T. asiatica. Humans are the only definitive hosts for these three species. Eggs or gravid proglottids are passed with feces ; the eggs can survive for days to months in the environment.

Infection with the beef tapeworm, Taenia saginata, may cause mild gastrointestinal upset or passage of a motile segment in the stool. It is treated with praziquantel or niclosamide. Cattle are intermediate hosts for T. saginata. Humans are infected by.

2022年1月11日 · Taeniasis is an intestinal infection caused by 3 species of tapeworm: Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm) and Taenia asiatica. Humans can become infected with T. saginata or T. asiatica when they consume infected beef meat or pig liver tissue, respectively, which has not been adequately cooked, but taeniasis due to T ...

2023年1月26日 · Taenia saginata is a large zoonotic tapeworm causing intestinal taeniasis in humans. It is also known as the beef tapeworm. Infection is acquired orally by ingesting raw or undercooked beef containing the larvae (Cysticercus bovis) of the parasite.

2022年7月24日 · Taenia saginata is also known as the beef tapeworm. It is found amongst beef eaters all over the world. The adult worm lives in the small intestine (upper jejunum) of human. This is the unarmed tapeworm of man causing taeniasis and it can cause cysticercosis in cattle.

牛是牛带绦虫的中间宿主 T. saginata 。人类感染. 因食用生的或不熟的牛肉中的囊尾蚴而感染。 幼虫大约2个月发育为成虫，可存活数年；通常只有1~2条。成人 T. saginata 绦虫的长度通常为 4 到 12 米，但也可以长达 25 米。

Taenia saginata is a parasite which causes taeniasis in humans (not a significant medical pathogen) and cysticercosis in cattle. Infection of cattle causes economic losses in the beef meat industries.

2020年5月7日 · Taenia saginata is an important zoonotic parasite, causing taeniosis in humans and cysticercosis in bovines, the latter being a significant concern for the global beef industry.

2024年5月3日 · Taeniasis in humans is a parasitic infection caused by the tapeworm species Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), and Taenia asiatica (Asian tapeworm). Humans can become infected with these tapeworms by eating raw or undercooked beef (T. saginata) or pork (T. solium and T. asiatica). People with taeniasis typically ...