The Taenia multiceps tapeworm is 5 to 6 cm long and consists of 200 to 250 segments. It has four suckers in its scolex and a proboscis with 22 to 32 hooks arranged in two rows. This organ-ism causes which condition?
a. Coenurosis
b. Cysticercosis
c. Hydatid disease
d. Sparganosis
A
T. multiceps is a tapeworm that causes coenurosis in humans. The coenurus, or larval form, of the tapeworm may cause destructive damage or death, but coenurosis is an extremely rare disease in humans. The coenurus is a unilocular cyst similar to cysticercus, although the worm has multiple scolices. Daughter cysts may also be observed. The body of T. multiceps is 5 to 6 cm long and consists of 200 to 250 segments. The scolex has four suckers and a proboscis (tubular appendage) with 22 to 32 hooks arranged in two rows.
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