Cysticercosis: Overview, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
网页2022年7月26日 · Cysticercosis 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 - DPDx - Cysticercosis
网页Cysticercosis is the disease associated with the development of the larval form (cysticercus) of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, within an intermediate host. Swine are the usual intermediate host for T. solium but humans, the usual definitive host, can serve as accidental intermediate hosts following ingestion of infectious eggs.
Cysticercosis: Clinical manifestations and diagnosis - UpToDate
网页2024年4月25日 · 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 - Wikipedia
网页Cysticercosis 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: Epidemiology, transmission, and prevention
网页2023年12月12日 · In endemic areas, neurocysticercosis is an important cause of adult-onset seizures [ 2,3 ]. The epidemiology and transmission of cysticercosis will be reviewed here. The clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cysticercosis and the life cycle of T. solium are discussed separately.
Cysticercosis - Symptoms, Causes, Treatment | NORD
网页2021年6月9日 · Learn about Cysticercosis, including symptoms, causes, and treatments. If you or a loved one is affected by this condition, visit NORD to find resources and.
Taeniasis/cysticercosis - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2022年1月11日 · Human cysticercosis can result in devastating effects on human health. The larvae (cysticerci) may develop in the muscles, skin, eyes and the central nervous system. When cysts develop in the brain, the condition is …
Cysticercosis (Pork Tapeworm Infection) - Medscape
网页2023年6月7日 · Cysticercosis is a tissue infection with the cysticercus, or larval, stage of Taenia solium (pork tapeworm) that results from ingestion of T solium eggs. The clinical syndromes...
Taeniasis and cysticercosis - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2023年9月16日 · 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.
Cysticercosis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
网页2023年12月31日 · Cysticercosis is an infection by a parasite called Taenia solium (T solium). It is a pork tapeworm that creates cysts in different areas of the body. Causes. Cysticercosis is caused by swallowing eggs from T solium. The eggs are found in contaminated food. Autoinfection is when a person who is already infected with adult T solium swallows its eggs.