Teniasis humana factores de riesgo, clínica y sus complicaciones en latinoamérica.

Abstract

Introduction: Intestinal taeniasis is a disease transmitted by 2 parasitic organisms, Taenia Solium and Taenia Saginata, which causes symptoms such as abdominal pain, hyporexia, asthenia and weight loss, many times it is asymptomatic, making it difficult to diagnose, in the country they are very few data about this disease, its diagnosis is overlooked, being generally detected when it complicates neurocysticercosis, thus increasing its morbidity and mortality. It is an endemic disease in developing countries, occurring due to lack of health infrastructure and poor health education. Objective: To describe the updates in the diagnosis and clinical management of Teniasis, through scientific review, to provide a better understanding for its control in the country. Materials and methods: An exhaustive search was carried out in the databases of Pubmed, Scielo, academic search engines of Google Scholar and medical journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, these based on scientific articles indexed to journals in a period of up to 31 years due to to the little information available in the country, within the Q1-Q2 quartile. Conclusion: Because taeniasis is an asymptomatic disease, there are not many studies or statistical data in the country, most of which there are studies of its complication neurocysticercosis. Ecuador is a developing country with low percentages of basic infrastructure, especially in rural areas, and few prevention programs necessary to control taeniasis and its complications.