KROK 1 2017 – Question 114 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
During dehelmintization there was a 3,5-meter-long tapeworm produced from the patient’s intestine. There are 4 suckers and hooks on the tapeworm’s scolex. Mature segments of the tapeworm are immobile and have up to 12 uterine branches. What disease is it?
- A. Diphyllobothriasis
- B. Teniasis
- C. Opisthorchiasis
- D. Beef tapeworm infection
- E. Echinococcosis
Hint
Compare the attachment organs on the scolex and the number of lateral uterine branches in the mature segments, which distinguish the common intestinal tapeworms.
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