intro

Question 1

why adults less important

Answer 1

rarely pathogenic and contribute to mild abdominal pain

juveniles (metacestodes) causes cysts in muscles, organs, tissues, eyes and brain and range from asymp to death

Question 2

morphology

Answer 2

segmented adults 
no gut 
always parasitic 
indirect lifecycles 
hermaphrodite

Question 3

life cycle

Answer 3

adults in small intestine 
proglottids containing eggs break off 
shed in faeces 
eggs ingested by intermediate hosts 
develops into juvenile (metacestode)
ingested by definitive host 
develops into adult in small intestine