Directory
References
Discover
dwarf tapeworm
flatworm
Learn about this topic in these articles:
cause of cestodiasis
- In cestodiasis
Hymenolepis nana, or dwarf tapeworm, only a few centimetres long, releases eggs that require no intermediate hosts. It is possibly the most common cestode found in humans, affecting chiefly children. Symptoms of intestinal cestodiasis include abdominal pain that may be relieved by eating and that may be associated…
Read More