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|q3=Describe the features of a cysticercus

|q3=Describe the features of a cysticercus

|a3=Fluid filled bladder, containing a single invaginated head (protoscolex) - seen as a white blob on the wall of the cyst

|a3=Fluid filled bladder, containing a single invaginated head (protoscolex) - seen as a white blob on the wall of the cyst

|l3=:Category:Cyclophyllidea#Life-Cycle

|l3=Cyclophyllidea_Life-Cycle

|q4=In which host(s) would you expect to find the cysticercus of ''T. hydatigena'' and where in the host might it be found?

|q4=In which host(s) would you expect to find the cysticercus of ''T. hydatigena'' and where in the host might it be found?

|a4=

|a4=

*Pigs

*Pigs

*Found in the peritoneal cavity

*Found in the peritoneal cavity

|l4=Taenia#Structure and Function

|l4=Taenia_hydatigena

|q5=What is the difference between a coenurus and a cysticercus?

|q5=What is the difference between a coenurus and a cysticercus?

|a5=

|a5=

*A coenurus is a fluid filled bladder with multiples (dozens) of inverted scolices attached to the wall

*A coenurus is a fluid filled bladder with multiples (dozens) of inverted scolices attached to the wall

*Whereas the cysticercus  has only a single inverted scolex.

*Whereas the cysticercus  has only a single inverted scolex.

|l5=:Category:Cyclophyllidea#Life-Cycle

|l5=Cyclophyllidea_Life-Cycle

|q6=How does the distribution of hydatid cysts differ in sheep, horses and humans?

|q6=How does the distribution of hydatid cysts differ in sheep, horses and humans?

|a6=

|a6=

*Taenia taeniaeformis

*Taenia taeniaeformis

*Dipylidium

*Dipylidium

|l7=Taenia#Introduction

|l7=Taenia_taeniaeformis

|q8=Why is it so difficult to prevent many cats from becoming re-infected with ''T.  taeniaeformis''?

|q8=Why is it so difficult to prevent many cats from becoming re-infected with ''T.  taeniaeformis''?

|a8=The intermediate hosts are mice and other small mammals that are hunted

|a8=The intermediate hosts are mice and other small mammals that are hunted

|l8=Taenia#Taenia spp of the Cat

|l8=Taenia_taeniaeformis

|q9=Where in the host (horse) would you expect to find ''Anoplocephala''?

|q9=Where in the host (horse) would you expect to find ''Anoplocephala''?

|a9=Ileo-caecal junction

|a9=Ileo-caecal junction

|q13=Why is ''T. solium'' more dangerous to human health than ''T. saginata''?

|q13=Why is ''T. solium'' more dangerous to human health than ''T. saginata''?

|a13=If T. solium eggs get into the human small intestine, they will hatch and cysticerci can establish in the musculature and CNS. This does not happen with T. saginata.

|a13=If T. solium eggs get into the human small intestine, they will hatch and cysticerci can establish in the musculature and CNS. This does not happen with T. saginata.

|l13=Taenia#T. solium, the Pork Tapeworm of Humans

|l13=Taenia_solium

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