Question

What type of worm is tapeworm?

Answer 1

Tapeworm:

1. Tapeworms are long segmented worms that belong to the class of Cestoda.
2. These belong to the phylum Platyhelminthes of the Animalia kingdom
3. These are characterized as parasitic flatworms.
4. It mostly infects the digestive tract.
5. The few different types of tapeworms are Taenia solium (Pork tapeworm), Taenia saginata (Beef tapeworm), Diphyllobothrium spp (fish tapeworm).
6. The above tapeworms are capable of infecting humans.
7. The symptoms of infections caused by tapeworm are severe abdominal pain and diarrhea.