How are taeniasis infections diagnosed?
Identification of segments, eggs, or head of the parasite in the feces diagnoses taeniasis, but is not possible during the first 3 months following infection, prior to development of adult tapeworms. The doctor may ask you to provide additional stool samples during a time interval. Persons who are found to have eggs or proglottids in their feces could be evaluated with a blood test since self-infection, and cysticercosis, can occur.
