If you were provided a completely intact adult tapeworm and…
If you were provided a completely intact adult tapeworm and were asked whether it was Taenia solium or Taenia saginata, what would be the 2 most important criteria that you would use to distinguish between the two? Please be specific about each of the two characteristics, and tell what goes with which species.
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Identify the helminth in the picture below. Specimen submitted was a skin snip, and patient symptoms were minimal, but started after a safari trip to West Africa. Patient also recalls getting bites multiple times by biting midges.
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