A 30-year-old male, who is a recent immigrant from Mexico, presents to a clinic saying he has long strands of what looks like cooked macaroni in his stool. A stool sample reveals the organism seen in the image provided.
Source: CDC/Dr. Mae Melvin
This individual is harboring
A) Taenia solium.
B) Taenia saginata.
C) A parasite that requires review of a proglottid.
D) A parasite that requires review of the scolex.
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