Diphyllobothrium latum. It occurs in Finland, Switzerland, France, Siberia and in the Great Lakes area near the USA and Canada border. If you want to conduct thorough research with a specific direction, please contact our partners, ask write my economics essay or submit another request and relax. The sources of infection are plerocerkoids, a few centimeter long worms-like larvas, parasitizing in freshwater fish. A mature female form is about 2-9 m. long and produces a substantial amount of eggs excreted with faeces. Diphyllobothrium is easily recognizable by microscopic stool examination. This type of tapeworm causes several non-characteristic general symptoms in the alimentary canal. 2% of hosts suffer from megaloblastic anemia caused by a considerable selective assimilation of vitamine B12 by the tapeworm.

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Diphyllobothrium latum symptoms

• small bowel contractility
• hyperacidity
• decreased production of digestive enzymes
• appendicitis
• bile duct inflammation
• epigastric zone pains (pressing or sucking, especially in the morning)
• nausea
• loss of appetite
• loss of weight
• vomiting
• diarrhoea and constipation
• sleep disorders
• a feeling of pressure in the throat