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Digestive system organs

Teniasis; Pork tapeworm; Beef tapeworm; Tapeworm; Taenia saginata; Taenia solium

Tapeworm infestation does not usually cause any symptoms. Infection is generally recognized when the infected person passes segments of proglottids in the stool, especially if the segment is moving.

• stool examined for ova (eggs) of Taenia solium or Taenia saginata
• segments of worm, "proglottids," may also be visible in stool
  • Taenia saginata proglottids may move around visibly

Review Date: 10/27/2005
Reviewed By: Daniel Levy, M.D., Ph.D., Infectious Diseases, Greater Baltimore Health Center, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.