Coenurosis is a parasitic infection that results when humans ingest the eggs of dog tapeworm species Taenia multiceps, T. serialis, T. brauni, or T. glomerata. There are many different tapeworm species belonging to the genus Taenia, but these four in particular are responsible for the rare human disease, coenurosis. It is important to distinguish that there is a very significant difference between human tapeworm infection and human coenurosis. Humans are the definitive hosts for some tapeworm species, the most common being T. saginata and T. solium (pork and beef tapeworms)...