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[[Image:Taenia_logo.jpg|100px|thumb|right|''Taenia saginata'' <br> Hubert Ludwig, Wikimedia Commons]]
[[Image:Taenia_logo.jpg|100px|thumb|right|''Taenia saginata'' <br> Hubert Ludwig, Wikimedia Commons]]
Also known as: '''''Cysticercus bovis — Beef tape worm — Beef measles
==Hosts==
==Hosts==
==Life Cycle==
==Life Cycle==
Eggs are past by the host, and survive on the pasture. The oncosphere is then ingested by the intermediate host, the cow in this case. These infect the striated muscle, which are visible as cysts. Humans become infected by ingestion of poorly cooked meat.
Eggs are past by the host, and survive on the pasture. The oncosphere is then ingested by the intermediate host, the cow in this case. These infect the striated muscle, which are visible as cysts. Humans become infected by ingestion of poorly cooked meat.
==Literature Search==
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==References==
==References==
Taylor, M.A, Coop, R.L., Wall,R.L. (2007) '''Veterinary Parasitology''' ''Blackwell Publishing''
Taylor, M.A, Coop, R.L., Wall,R.L. (2007) '''Veterinary Parasitology''' ''Blackwell Publishing''