Tapeworm : Tapeworm
Examples of cestoda : Examples of cestoda Amphilina
(has no scolex and strobila),
Hymenolepsis nana
(dwarf tapeworm of man),
Dibothriocephalus latus
(broad tapeworm or fish tapeworm, longest tapeworm),
Echinococcus granulosus
(dog tapeworm).
Taenia solium
(pork tapeworm)
Slide 3 : Zoological name Main host and disease Intermediate host Distribution
1. Schistosoma haematobium Man Snail Africa, Australia
(blood fluke of man) (pelvic capillaries);
Schistosomiasis
2. Schistosoma mansoni Man Snail Africa, America and
(mesenteric capillaries) West Indies
Schistosomiasis
3. Schistosoma japonicum Man Snail Japan, China
(mesenteric capillaries);
Schistosomiasis
4. Fasciolopsis buski Man (intestine) Snail India, China,Sumatra
(intestianal fluke of man)
5. Clonorchis sinensis Man (liver); Snail, fish China, Japan
(Chinese liver fluke of man) Chlonorchiasis
6. Paragonimus Man (lung); Snail, Cray fish America, Japan
(lung fluke of man) Paragonimiasis
Taenia solium Man; Taeniasis Pig World wide except
(pork tapeworm) and cysticercosis Islamic and Jewish countries
Taenia saginata Man; Taeniasis Cattle World wide except Hindu,
(beef tapeworm) and cysticercosis Buddhist regions.
9. Hymenolepsis nana Man Absent World wide
(dwarf tapeworm of man)
10. Echinococcus Man (liver, brain, lungs etc.); Dog and other World wide
granulosus (dostapeworm) Hydatid cyst disease carnivores
11. Dibothriocephalus latus Man Cyclops, fish World wide
(fish tapeworm or broad tapeworm)
The Life cycle of Taenia solium : The Life cycle of Taenia solium
Scolex and segment of T. soilum : Scolex and segment of T. soilum
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