This means that the dwarf tapeworm, like other tapeworms is hermaphroditic. Internal parasites of badgers include trematodes, nematodes and several species of tapeworm. Infection by "Taenia solium" cysticercosis, the pork tapeworm larvae in human, spares no ethnic group. Taenia solium is the pork tapeworm, a tapeworm belonging to the cyclophyllid cestode family Taeniidae. Parasites can live within the body such as a tapeworm. It is ineffective in treatment of tapeworm infestation. Infection with the introduced parasitic tapeworm "Spirometra erinaceieuropaei" is considered fatal for the echidna. Alternative names are dwarf tapeworm infection and rat tapeworm infection. Later, Emily passes out from the effects of a tapeworm infestation. Sparganosis is caused by the plerocercoid larvae of the tapeworm "Spirometra". The tetraphyllidean tapeworm "Pelichnibothrium speciosum" parasitizes this species. Cysticercosis is a tissue infection caused by the young form of the pork tapeworm. In addition it has been used for treating tapeworm infections. Complications of pork tapeworm may include cysticercosis. This is the most frequent and severe disease caused by any tapeworm.