Teniasis

Alternative names:

beef tapeworm; pork tapeworm; Taenia saginata; Taenia solium; tapeworm; tapeworm infection (teniasis)

Treatment:

Tapeworms are treated with oral medications, usually in a single dose. The drug of choice for tapeworm infections is niclosamide.

Expectations (prognosis):

Complete eradication of the tapeworm occurs following treatment.

Complications:

• self-infection with tapeworm eggs (cysticercosis)

Calling your health care provider:

Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you pass something in your stool that looks like a white worm.