title: State of the art of Taenia solium as compared to Taenia asiatica.
abstract: Three species of tapeworms infect humans in their adult stage (Taenia solium, Taenia saginata and Taenia asiatica). The 3 are flat, opaque white or yellowish, and exceptional long segmented parasites, measuring 1 to 12 m in their adult stage. In this review, the development of the knowledge regarding the first species, mainly focused on understanding how the larval stage or cysticercus is transmitted to humans, is described. The second species is a cosmopolitan parasite that only causes taeniosis and not cysticercosis; therefore, it will not be included. Information on the third species, which is presently being produced, since this species was recognized as such only at the end of the 20th century, will be discussed at the end of this review.
authors: Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México 04510 DF, México. flisser@unam.mx
authors: Ana
authors: A
authors: Flisser
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008018:Life Cycle Stages; D013621:Taenia / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology; D013622:Taeniasis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission
keywords: Taenia asiatica; Taenia saginata; Taenia solium; control measure; cysticercosis; epidemiology; life cycle; parasite