Smallest Tapeworm
This is the smallest tapeworm found. A tapeworm larval cyst (cysticercus) is ingested with poorly cooked infected meat; the larva escapes the cyst and passes to the small intestine where it attaches to the mucosa by the scolex suckers.Tapeworms have a three-stage lifecycle: egg; an immature stage called a larva; and an adult stage at which the worm can produce more eggs..
This is the smallest tapeworm found. A tapeworm larval cyst (cysticercus) is ingested with poorly cooked infected meat; the larva escapes the cyst and passes to the small intestine where it attaches to the mucosa by the scolex suckers.Tapeworms have a three-stage lifecycle: egg; an immature stage called a larva; and an adult stage at which the worm can produce more eggs..