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|[[Diphyllobothrium latum]] |
|[[Diphyllobothrium latum]] |
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|[[Cyclops]] or [[Diaptomus]] microcrustacean followed by freshwater fish |
|[[Cyclops]] or [[Diaptomus]] microcrustacean followed by freshwater fish |
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|Scandinavia (related to smoked/pickled fish), Siberia, Russia, Japan, Chile, and Uganda |
|Scandinavia (related to smoked/pickled fish), Siberia, Russia, Japan, Chile, and Uganda |
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|largest human tapeworm, up to 10 m |
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|[[Hymenolepis nana]] |
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|none; only in humans |
|none; only in humans |
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|worldwide, highest in Africa and Asia |
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|[[Taenia solium]] |
|[[Taenia solium]] |
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|pigs (and humans) |
|pigs (and humans) |
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|worldwide, highest in Mexico, Central/South America, Southwest Asia, and Africa |
|worldwide, highest in Mexico, Central/South America, Southwest Asia, and Africa |
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|humans are intermediate (cysticercosis) and definitive (taeniasis) hosts |
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[[Category:Infectious diseases]] |
[[Category:Infectious diseases]] |
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Revision as of 03:14, 8 August 2020
| Organism | Intermediate hosts | Distribution | Notes |
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| Diphyllobothrium latum | Cyclops or Diaptomus microcrustacean followed by freshwater fish | Scandinavia (related to smoked/pickled fish), Siberia, Russia, Japan, Chile, and Uganda | largest human tapeworm, up to 10 m |
| Hymenolepis nana | none; only in humans | ||
| Taenia saginata | cows | worldwide, highest in Africa and Asia | |
| Taenia solium | pigs (and humans) | worldwide, highest in Mexico, Central/South America, Southwest Asia, and Africa | humans are intermediate (cysticercosis) and definitive (taeniasis) hosts |
