Ramsay's tapeworm

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Parasite
gptkbp:adult_location intestine of definitive host
gptkbp:belongs_to Cestoda
gptkbp:cause gptkb:disease
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:Ramsay's_tapeworm
gptkbp:communication_system contaminated food
gptkbp:diagnosis stool examination
gptkbp:discovered_by Ramsay
gptkbp:eggs_released in feces of definitive host
gptkbp:first_intermediate_host copepods
gptkbp:geographic_distribution worldwide
gptkbp:has_features flat and segmented body
gptkbp:hosts gptkb:fish
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ramsay's tapeworm
gptkbp:infection_risk consuming raw or undercooked fish
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:humans
gptkbp:life_cycle gptkb:complex
complex life cycle
gptkbp:named_after Ramsay
gptkbp:prevention proper cooking of fish
gptkbp:related_species Diphyllobothrium latum
gptkbp:scientific_name Diphyllobothrium ramsey
gptkbp:second_intermediate_host gptkb:fish_species
gptkbp:size up to several meters long
gptkbp:symptoms nausea
abdominal pain
diarrhea
abdominal discomfort
gptkbp:transmission ingestion of infected fish
gptkbp:treatment antiparasitic medication
gptkbp:type parasitic flatworm