COW TAPEWORM VS PIG TAPEWORM
Channel: MIRACLE99NINENINE
Date: 2021-05-11

TAPEWORM(Teania)



Tapeworm or taenia is one of the dangerous parasitic worms that can cause disease. Tapeworms are different from roundworms and pinworms which are small in stature. Tapeworms can live and absorb nutrients, especially iron, and can cause complications because they can live in the human body for more than 30 years. Tapeworms can be found in cows, pigs and fish.

In Islam what is forbidden is pork, not beef, even though they both contain tapeworms, what does that mean? Of course there is something different, let's examine it further



Let us discuss a little difference between tapeworms in cattle and pigs



The cow tapeworm is called teania saginata, the pork tapeworm is called teania solium



Cow tapeworm (teania saginata) is a species of tapeworm that can live and develop in the body of a cow. These worms are white, flat in shape, and can grow to a length of 5–25 meters. These worms generally infect humans because they consume raw or undercooked beef, so the Prophet Muhammad forbade his people to consume raw or undercooked meat.
The difference in the characteristics of the two worms is

1. Located on the presence or absence of rostellum or a collection of hooks that are circular at the end of the head (scolexnya). The rostellum is used by tapeworms to attach to the intestinal wall. In Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm) there is no rostellum while in Taenia solium (pork tapeworm) there is rostellum. This is what makes Teania Solium more dangerous than Teania Saginata.

2. Cow tapeworm eggs (teania sagita) will die if heated above 65 degrees Celsius, while pork tapeworm eggs will not die if heated to 100 degrees Celsius, meaning that boiled water alone cannot kill pork tapeworm seeds (teania solium)



This is a little explanation to answer our curiosity why pork is prohibited from being consumed in Islam while meat is not .....:? because Islam wants its ummah to grow and become better



A little extra bovine and pork tapeworms differ from fish tapeworms in that they come from the Diphyllobothrium family, and will die if cooked at 72 degrees Celsius.
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