Question

when a beef tapeworm is living in the human gut how does the tapeworm benefit and how does the human suffer​

Answer 1

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$\underline{\sf{Tapeworm;}}$

Cestoda is a class of parasitic worms in the flatworm phylum. Most of the species and the best known are those in the subclass Eucestoda; they are ribbon-like worms as adults, known as tapeworms.

$\underline{\sf{Types}}$

In human beings, tapeworm infection is most commonly caused by the following species:

• pork tapeworm (Taenia solium)
• beef tapeworm (Taenia saginata)
• dwarf tapeworm (Hymenolepis nana)
• fish tapeworm from raw freshwater fish (Diphyllobothrium latum)
• dog tapeworm, more common in rural areas.

$\underline{\sf{Causes}}$

If you eat raw or undercooked meat from an infected animal, you ingest the larvae, which then develop into adult tapeworms in your intestines. Adult tapeworms can measure more than 80 feet (25 meters) long and can survive as long as 30 years in a host.

$\underline{\sf{Benefits}}$

All tapeworms are bad. In fact, one type appears to protect against memory loss. According to a new paper that argues we should rethink our views of organisms that live off the human body. It kind of calms down our intestinal immune system," Lukeš says.

$\underline{\sf{Problems}}$

Tapeworm in human can cause Nausea, Weakness, Diarrhea, Abdominal pain, Hunger or loss of appetite, Fatigue, Weight loss, Vitamin and mineral deficiencies, etc.

$\underline{\sf{Treatment}}$

Tapeworms are usually treated with a medicine taken by mouth. The most commonly used medicine for tapeworms is praziquantel (Biltricide). These medications paralyze the tapeworms, which let go of the intestine, dissolve, and pass from your body with bowel movements