CDC - Cysticercosis - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
WEBCysticercosis is a parasitic tissue infection caused by larval cysts of the tapeworm Taenia solium. These larval cysts infect brain, muscle, or other tissue, and are a major cause of adult onset seizures in most low-income countries. A person gets cysticercosis by swallowing eggs found in the feces of a person who has an intestinal tapeworm.
Cysticercosis - Wikipedia
WEBCysticercosis is a tissue infection caused by the young form of the pork tapeworm. [6] [1] People may have few or no symptoms for years. [3] [2] In some cases, particularly in Asia, solid lumps of between one and two centimetres may develop under the skin. [1]
Cysticercosis: Overview, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
WEBCysticercosis is an illness you get when infected with the eggs of the parasite Taenia solium. The condition causes sacs of fluid (cysts) to form in your body, with symptoms that can include seizures. You get cysticercosis by ingesting contaminated food or water or by putting contaminated hands in your mouth.
CDC - Cysticercosis - General Information - FAQs
WEBWhat is cysticercosis? Cysticercosis is an infection caused by the larvae of the parasite Taenia solium. This infection occurs after a person swallows tapeworm eggs. The larvae get into tissues such as muscle and brain, and form cysts there (these are called cysticerci). When cysts are found in the brain, the condition is called neurocysticercosis.
Taeniasis/cysticercosis - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBJan 11, 2022 · Taeniasis/cysticercosis fact sheet: provides key facts and information on transmission, symptoms, treatment, prevention and control and WHO response.
CDC - DPDx - Cysticercosis
WEBCysticercosis is an infection of both humans and pigs with the larval stages of the parasitic cestode, Taenia solium. This infection is caused by ingestion of eggs shed in the feces of a human tapeworm carrier . These eggs are immediately infectious and do not require a developmental period outside the host.
Cysticercosis: Clinical manifestations and diagnosis - UpToDate
WEBOct 21, 2022 · Cysticercosis is caused by the larval stage (metacestode) of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. Clinical syndromes related to this parasite include neurocysticercosis (NCC) and extraneural cysticercosis. NCC, in turn, is divided into parenchymal and extraparenchymal forms.
Cysticercosis - Symptoms, Causes, Treatment | NORD
WEBJun 9, 2021 · Disease Overview. Summary. Cysticercosis is caused by the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. Cysticercosis is most seen in endemic regions (Central and South America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia (including China, southeast Asia, and India)), where 10 to 20 percent of individuals have evidence of the disease.
Cysticercosis: Epidemiology, transmission, and prevention
WEBDec 12, 2023 · Cysticercosis: Epidemiology, transmission, and prevention - UpToDate. Author: A Clinton White, Jr, MD, FACP, FIDSA. Section Editor: Peter F Weller, MD, MACP. Deputy Editor: Elinor L Baron, MD, DTMH. Literature review current through: Jan 2024. This topic last updated: Dec 12, 2023. INTRODUCTION.
Taeniasis and cysticercosis - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBSep 16, 2023 · Overview. More. Infection with the tapeworm Taenia solium can result in two distinct conditions: taeniasis and cysticercosis. Taeniasis is the intestinal infection with the tapeworm and it occurs when a person eats raw or undercooked, infected pork. Taeniasis has no major impact on human health.
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