Taeniasis

Description

A disease of the intestines, caused by an infection with the adult parasitic worm Taenia. This disease is characterised by abdominal pain, weight loss, diarrhoea, constipation, or may be asymptomatic. Transmission is by ingestion of larval cysts in undercooked beef or pork. Confirmation is by identification of Taenia eggs or proglottids in faecal samples (samples from multiple days).

Excludes

• 1F70 – Cysticercosis

Exclusions from above levels

• NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified