“This is a condition known as cysticercosis. Essentially, these are larval cysts of taenia solium — also known as the pork tapeworm.” He explained that the unnamed patient developed the ...

It is caused by larval tapeworms in the brain. This particular tapeworm was Taenia solium, which is a parasite that is ...

Pork can contain larval cysts of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium which can cause an infection if eaten. These cysts can then develop into an adult tapeworm in the intestines which produce eggs that ...

Pig brain naturally infected with Taenia solium five days after praziquantel treatment and infused Evans blue prior to necropsy. The black arrows point to blue cysts with increased vascular ...

Bovine cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia saginata, which primarily affects cattle. This condition poses significant public health risks ...