Abstract
This chapter discusses cestodes that cause intestinal or tissue parasitoses. The intestinal tapeworms are meat- and fecal-borne parasites. Tissue infections with larval cestodes are acquired mainly through ingestion of tapeworm eggs found in human, dog, or fox feces. Taenia saginata, the beef tapeworm, may grow to 5 meters in length and live for up to 30 years in the small intestine of its human host. Humans may also be infected by ingestion of cysticercus, a bladder worm that is less than 1 cm in diameter and is present in raw or undercooked beef. The chapter details the testing, evaluation, and treatment of patients presenting with cestode infection and discusses methods of control and prevention.
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