Three cestodes that cause human disease are Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), and Diphyllobothrium (fish ...NCBISkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationResourcesHowToAboutNCBIAccesskeysMyNCBISignintoNCBISignOutNCBIBookshelf.AserviceoftheNationalLibraryofMedicine,NationalInstitutesofHealth.StatPearls[Internet].TreasureIsland(FL):StatPearlsPublishing;2021Jan-.StatPearls[Internet].ShowdetailsTreasureIsland(FL):StatPearlsPublishing;2021Jan-.SearchtermTapewormEllenJ.Lesh;MarkF.Brady.AuthorInformationAuthorsEllenJ.Lesh;MarkF.Brady1.Affiliations1UniversityofTennesseeLastUpdate:July18,2021.ContinuingEducationActivityCestodesareflat,parasitic,hermaphroditictapewormswithcomplexlifecyclesthatinfectanimals,includinghumans.ThreecestodesthatcausehumandiseaseareTaeniasolium(porktapeworm),Taeniasaginata(beeftapeworm),andDiphyllobothrium(fishtapeworm).Thisactivityreviewstheevaluationandtreatmentofthesetapeworminfectionsandhighlightstheroleoftheinterprofessionalteaminevaluatingandtreatingaffectedpatients.Objectives:DescribethetransmissionofTaeniasolium,Taeniasaginata,andDiphyllobothrium.OutlinethehistoryandphysicalexamfindingsexpectedinpatientswithTaeniasolium,Taeniasaginata,andDiphyllobothriuminfections.SummarizethetreatmentoptionsforTaeniasolium,Taeniasaginata,andDiphyllobothriuminfections.ReviewtheimportanceofcollaborationandcommunicationamongsttheinterprofessionalteamtoenhancethedeliveryofcareforpatientswithTaeniasolium,Taeniasaginata,orDiphyllobothriuminfections.Accessfreemultiplechoicequestionsonthistopic.IntroductionCestodesareflat,parasitic,hermaphroditictapewormswithcomplexlifecyclesthatinfectanimals,includinghumans.Althoughtherearemultiplespeciesofcestodes,thispaperwillfocusonthreeparticularspeciesthatcausehumandisease:Taeniasolium(porktapeworm),Taeniasaginata(beeftapeworm),andDiphyllobothrium(fishtapeworm).Therearetwotypesofinfectionsthatcandevelopdependingontherouteofinfection.Thefirsttypeiscausedbyingestingtheeggsfromanadultworm(expelledinanimalorh