Date | 1845 |
Author | Dujardin |
Contribution | Recorded the similarity between the scolex of porcine cysticerci and the head of adult tapeworms (Taenia) from humans. |
Reference | Grove |
Notes | The similarity had been noted by Goeze in 1784. It has been alleged that Dujardin demonstrated that cysticerci become adult tapeworms (Taenia). See Parasitology Today 9: 347, 1993. See Kuchenmeister 1854. |
Category | Causation |
Pathogen Class | Helminths |
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