Part one of term paper
Causative agent: Tapeworms are parasitic Helmiths of the Phylum Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) and Class Cestodes. They include Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), Taenia solium (pork tapeworm) and Diphyllobothrium latum and Echinococcus granulosus . Anatomy: Scolex (head) with suckers, sometimes hooks. Proglottids -body segments continuou ...

Part two of term paper
... it through their cuticle. Diseases and Symptoms: Usually, none at all - in fact, infection might never be known. Can cause blockage in digestive tract, appendicitis. If the eggs hatch in a human, the larvae may cross the intestinal lining and enter the bloodstream, migrate to different organs in the body and develop into cysticerci (5 mm. - 8 in.). D. latum larvae that infect people are called plerocercoids. Depending on location and number of cysticerci, pathology can result. Ex: Cysticer ...