Identification of Taenia solium in faeces of Karang Langit Residents With The Habit of Consumpting Pork

Dian Nurmansyah; Javercintya Angelica Maramis; Puspawati Puspawati Puspawati

doi:10.52674/jkikt.v5i2.109

Dian Nurmansyah Universitas Borneo Lestari
Javercintya Angelica Maramis Program Studi D3 Teknologi Laboratorium Medik Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan dan Sains Teknologi, Universitas Borneo Lestari
Puspawati Puspawati Puspawati Program Studi D3 Teknologi Laboratorium Medik Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan dan Sains Teknologi, Universitas Borneo Lestari

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52674/jkikt.v5i2.109

Keywords: Teania solium, Taeniasis, Habit of Consumpting pork

Abstract

Taenia solium is a parasite class of cestode lives in the small intestine of humans to get the nutrition of its life. Humans are definitive host and intermediate host is pigs. Taenia solium infection is often found in areas where a lot consumed of raw or undercooked pork that contains cysticercus, or in areas with poor sanitation. If humans ingest proglottid or Taenia solium eggs, cysticercus cellulose larvae can grow in the host. This research was conducted of Karang Langit village on March 2021, the type of research used was survey descriptive with a cross sectional research design. The aim of this study to aware the presence of Taenia solium infection in the feces of the village. The research method used is native method. Based on the results of the research, no progglotid were found, nevertheless was found eggs of Taenia solium by 2,25%