Anemia, Abdominal Pain & Your Dinner Plate

Explore the link between a patient’s diet, chronic Anemia, and abdominal discomfort. Learn about a common parasitic infection from an unexpected source.

Consumption of undercooked, infected beef


What is the cause of this patient’s abdominal discomfort and chronic anemia and these findings?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Bites from infected sand flies
Swimming in infected waterways in the Nile delta
Consumption of undercooked, infected fish
Walking barefoot on infected soil
Consumption of undercooked, infected beef

Chronic anemia, Consumption of undercooked, infected beef, Parasitic Infection, Taenia saginata, Taeniasis

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