Pork tapeworm General Characteristics | Free Biology Notes

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Pork tapeworm General Characteristics

• Taenia solium is Endoparasite in small intestine of human beings
• Taenia solium possesses elongated ribbon or tape like segmented body
• Body is divided into three parts:- Scolex, Neck and strobila
• Strobila is long tapering part having large number of protoglottids
• Protoglottids are three types:- Young, Mature and gravid
• Apolysis is process of separation of gravid proglottids
• Digestive system simple, respiration is anerobic and excretion with flame cells
• Life cycle involve two hosts (Digenetic)
  1. Primary host – Man
  2. Secondary host – Pig
• Self fertilization occur in mature proglottids
• Development through many larval stages namely Onchosphere, Hexacanth, Bladder worm and cysticercus
• Infective stage for primary host – cysticercus
• Infective stage for secondary host – Onchosphere
• It causes the disease Taeniasis