Chinese man with ‘beef tapeworm’ makes headlines: What is Taenia saginata?

A 38-year-old Chinese man suffering from abdominal pains and excreted a 20-foot tapeworm has made headlines in recent days. The man, who had a history of eating raw beef, excreted the large flatworm after doctors prescribed a laxative. The tapeworm was identified as Taenia saginata, or the beef tapeworm. What is T. saginata? In a ["]