Taeniasis / cysticercosis
Taeniasis / cysticercosis
Lifecycle
Lifecycle
Notes
Notes
Taeniasis … Taenia solium (pork tapeworm / cysticercosis)
Cysticercosis: Swallowing eggs found in the faeces of a person who has an intestinal tapeworm
Reference: https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/cysticercosis/
Treatment
See Nakamura, AJTMH case report