Tapeworm

A tapeworm is a ribbonlike colony of parasitic flatworms, of the class Cestoda, that infest humans and other vertebrate animals. Species that most commonly infest humans are the beef tapeworm, Taenia saginata, the pork tapeworm, T. sollium and the fish tapeworm, Dibothriocephalus latus.The tapeworm head (scolex) has hooks or suckers used to attack the parasite to the host’s intestinal lining. The