Coenurosis

Megan Thomas
Parasites and Pestilence
Human Biology 103
Spring, 2002
D. Scott Smith, instructor

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COENUROSIS

Introduction

Coenurosis is a rare infection caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm (also refered to as Coenurus Cerebralis) Taenia Multiceps, a Platyhelminth in the class Cestoda. Multiceps, meaning "many headed" for its numerous hooks (see scolices), attacks the central nervous system and the eyes of its hosts, causing a wide range of sympotms determined by the location in which the larvae are deposited in body. While typically not a disease that leads to death in humans, it can cause a number or insidious illnesses. Click on the links below for more information.