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Taenia23
  • Cysticercosis is a parasitic tissue infection caused by larval cysts of the tapeworm Taenia solium . (cdc.gov)
  • When consumed by humans, Taenia solium eggs can lead to cysticercosis, including a serious condition known as neurocysticercosis. (cdc.gov)
  • The cause of human cysticercosis is the egg form of Taenia solium (often abbreviated as T. solium and also called pork tapeworm), which is transmitted through the oral-fecal route. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cysticercosis is an infection by a parasite called Taenia solium ( T solium ). (medlineplus.gov)
  • Galan-Puchades MT, Fuentes MV. The specificity of the electroimmunotransfer blot assay for Taenia solium cysticercosis. (medscape.com)
  • Cysticercosis is caused by Taenia solium , a cestode parasite. (cdc.gov)
  • Infection with the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) is responsible for a substantial global burden of disease, not only restricted to its impact on human health, but also resulting in a considerable economic burden to smallholder pig farmers due to pig cysticercosis infection. (nih.gov)
  • Cysticercosis is a tissue infection with the cysticercus, or larval, stage of Taenia solium (pork tapeworm) that results from ingestion of T solium eggs. (medscape.com)
  • Human cysticercosis (CC) is a parasitic zoonosis caused by the larval stage (cyst) of the Taenia solium . (springer.com)
  • Human cysticercosis (CC) is a zoonotic parasitic infection caused by the larval stage (metacestode, cysticercus) of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium , formerly named Cysticercus cellulosae . (springer.com)
  • Swine cysticercosis, a severe zoonotic disease which is part of the Taenia solium life cycle, causes major economic losses in pig husbandry. (ajtmh.org)
  • The most known parasite infection of the brain is Neurocysticercosis or Cysticercosis Cellulosae which is caused by the flatworm (Cestode), Taenia solium. (healthquestionsmatters.com)
  • However, it also carries risks of the transmission of zoonotic diseases (Flynn 1999), for example Taenia solium (T. solium) cysticercosis. (mak.ac.ug)
  • Cysticercosis is a tissue infection that involves larval cysts of the cestode Taenia solium (the human pork tapeworm). (medscape.com)
  • Cysticercosis occurs when man is infested by the larvae of Taenia solium. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cysticercosis is an infect ion caused by cysticercus (Gr. kystis: bladder + kerkosi: tail), a larval form of Taenia species. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cysticercosis is caused by the larval stage of Taenia solium. (ijsr.net)
  • In addition to causing an intestinal tapeworm, infection with the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) may also cause a disease called cysticercosis. (mayoclinic.org)
  • The Genomes of Two Strains of Taenia crassiceps the Animal Model for the Study of Human Cysticercosis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Human cysticercosis by Taenia solium is the major cause of neurological illness in countries of Africa , Southeast Asia , and the Americas . (bvsalud.org)
  • Taenia crassiceps is another cestode parasite , closely related to T. solium, which has been used in numerous studies as an animal model for human cysticercosis . (bvsalud.org)
  • Neuro)cysticercosis is an important zoonotic disease caused by infection with Taenia solium metacestode larvae. (itg.be)
  • Porcine cysticercosis (PCC) is a World Organisation for Animal Health listed notifiable disease in pig, caused by the larval stage of Taenia solium. (tropentag.de)
Porcine cysticercosis5
  • We discuss the burden associated, in endemic settings, with neurocysticercosis (NCC) in humans, and the broader cross-sectoral economic impact associated both with NCC and porcine cysticercosis, the latter impacting food-value chains. (nih.gov)
  • pigs are the natural intermediate host developing cysticerci by ingesting parasite eggs (porcine cysticercosis) on human feces. (springer.com)
  • Therefore, reliable statistics on porcine cysticercosis can only be acquired at the household level. (ajtmh.org)
  • This review aimed to systematically compile and synthesize data on the epidemiology of porcine cysticercosis in the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) region. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • The lack of latrine, traditional pig husbandry practices, unprotected water sources, and increase in age were identified as significant risk factors for the occurrence of porcine cysticercosis in the pooled studies. (liverpool.ac.uk)
Neurocysticercosis5
  • The North American Cysticercosis Consortium was formed in 2009 to promote collaboration and sharing of resources in the study of neurocysticercosis among clinicians and research scientists in North America. (nih.gov)
  • Neurocysticercosis, which is probably the most common parasitic infestation of the CNS, has gained increased recognition in the last two decades because of the development of MRI and CT scanning in the United States and in countries where neuro cysticercosis is endemic. (medscape.com)
  • Cysticercosis is usually asymptomatic unless larvae invade the central nervous system, resulting in neurocysticercosis, which can cause seizures and various other neurologic signs. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Cysticercosis is prevalent, and neurocysticercosis is a major cause of seizure disorders in Latin America. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Neurocysticercosis is a form of cysticercosis that involves the brain or spinal cord. (mayoclinic.org)
Cysts3
  • Unifocal, subconjunctival twin cysticercosis cysts. (medscape.com)
  • The clinical syndromes caused by T solium are categorized as either cysticercosis (cysts in various tissues including the brain) or taeniasis (intestinal tapeworm infection). (medscape.com)
  • Treatment for cysticercosis depends on the number and location of the brain cysts, whether the cysts are degenerating, and if they cause surrounding inflammation. (mayoclinic.org)
Infection9
  • Both the tapeworm infection, also known as taeniasis , and cysticercosis occur globally. (cdc.gov)
  • Cysticercosis is a tissue infection caused by the young form of the pork tapeworm. (wikipedia.org)
  • Eating undercooked pork containing cysticerci results in tapeworm infection (taeniasis), not human cysticercosis. (cdc.gov)
  • Thus, cysticercosis is a foodborne infection and can be acquired in the absence of pork consumption. (medscape.com)
  • Cysticercosis is infection with larvae of T. solium , which develops after ingestion of ova excreted in human feces. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Humans may develop intestinal infection with adult worms after ingestion of contaminated pork or may develop cysticercosis after ingestion of eggs (making humans intermediate hosts). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Cysticercosis, the intermediate form of T solium infection, is predominantly acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with T solium eggs. (medscape.com)
  • Cysticercosis infection, which can be fatal, may develop if T. solium larvae migrate out of the intestine and form cysticerci in various body tissues. (nih.gov)
  • Unlike the intestinal pork tapeworm infection, which is acquired by eating undercooked pork, cysticercosis is acquired following ingestion of pork tapeworm eggs that have been shed in the stool of a human tapeworm carrier. (mayoclinic.org)
Cysticercus3
  • post-oncosphere and cysticercus associated with porcine and human cysticercosis, and the biological characteristics of eggs in the environment. (nih.gov)
  • Throughout South America, farmers diagnose cysticercosis by examining the tongues of their pigs for cysticercus nodules. (ajtmh.org)
  • We here report a case of live intravitreal cysticercosis with a FTMH along with its management and intraoperative optical coherence tomography features of the live cysticercus. (bmj.com)
Solium4
  • Cysticercosis is caused by swallowing eggs from T solium . (medlineplus.gov)
  • This study aimed to understand the risks of T. solium cysticercosis, the single most common cause of acquired epilepsy, in urban and peri-urban areas of Kampala, Uganda, where the pig population is more than two times larger than any other Eastern and Southern African countries (FAO 2002). (mak.ac.ug)
  • The enzyme immunotransfer blot assay for the detection of serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) antibodies to T solium is the antibody test of choice for cysticercosis. (medscape.com)
  • Praziquantel is preferred for T. solium because of the danger of cysticercosis. (ajtmh.org)
Risk of getting cysti2
  • People living in the same household with someone who has a tapeworm have a much higher risk of getting cysticercosis than people who don't. (cdc.gov)
  • People who live with someone with the pork tapeworm have a greater risk of getting cysticercosis. (wikipedia.org)
Eating undercooked pork1
  • People do not get cysticercosis by eating undercooked pork. (cdc.gov)
Form of cysticercosis1
  • Intravitreal cysticercosis is the most common ocular form of cysticercosis and is associated with retinal detachment, retinal traction, subretinal scarring and vitritis. (bmj.com)
Diagnosis of cysticercosis1
  • A central circular and highly reflective scolex within the cyst is highly supportive of the diagnosis of cysticercosis. (entokey.com)
Taeniasis and cysticercosis1
Parasite3
  • Ophthalmic cysticercosis can be diagnosed by visualizing parasite in eye by fundoscopy. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cysticercosis treatment- A complex interaction drug-parasite-host. (medscape.com)
  • Cysticercosis is usually diagnosed by a blood test for antibodies that the patient forms against the parasite. (mayoclinic.org)
Develop cysticercosis2
  • Humans are an accidental host of the larval stage and develop cysticercosis similar to that in pigs. (medscape.com)
  • Thus, even populations who do not eat pork can develop cysticercosis. (medscape.com)
Differential Diagnoses1
  • A provisional diagnosis of juvenile fibroma was given and differential diagnoses of fibroma, cysticercosis, intramuscular hemangioma and intramuscular lipoma were considered. (bvsalud.org)
Occurrence3
  • To the best of our knowledge, there is no report of the occurrence of a live intravitreal cysticercosis with a full thickness macular hole (FTMH) in the literature. (bmj.com)
  • The properties were previously evaluated for the occurrence of cysticercosis during post-mortem inspection in the 12 months prior to the beginning of the research, and those with animals with bovine cysticercosis found at least once during this period were considered positive. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cystcerci in muscles generally do not cause symptoms, however oral and maxillofacial region is not a frequent site of occurrence for cysticercosis despite the presence of abundance of muscular tissue. (bvsalud.org)
Prevalence2
  • Hyperendemicity of cysticercosis in Madagascar: Novel insights from school children population-based antigen prevalence study. (medscape.com)
  • The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence and the main risk factors related to the transmission of bovine cysticercosis based on tracking animals sent for slaughter and coming from properties located in the micro-region of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
Pigs2
  • Cysticercosis also affects pigs and cows but rarely causes symptoms as most are slaughtered before symptoms arise. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cysticercosis occurs globally and is common where sanitary conditions are poor and where pigs have access to human feces. (cdc.gov)
Ocular2
  • Ocular cysticercosis is a serious condition with a potential for complete vision loss if left untreated. (bmj.com)
  • Ocular involvement of cysticercosis is known and often misdiagnosed clinically. (ijsr.net)
Orbital8
  • We report on a case of orbital cysticercosis in a 27-year-old Burmese man who presented with an orbital swelling 7 months after arriving in Australia. (nih.gov)
  • Cysticercosis should not be forgotten as a possible cause of unusual orbital lesions. (nih.gov)
  • An unusual presentation of orbital cysticercosis. (nih.gov)
  • Unusual presentation of orbital cysticercosis in subperiosteal space. (nih.gov)
  • Orbital cysticercosis, case report and review. (nih.gov)
  • The most common symptoms associated with orbital cysticercosis are diplopia (due to restrictive ophthalmopathy), recurrent pain and redness. (entokey.com)
  • The characteristic "hanging drop" sign of a sonolucent cyst with well-defined margins in orbital cysticercosis is characteristic. (entokey.com)
  • Multipart image showing multiple cysticercosis in brain, orbital muscles, orbital fat, optic nerve sheath. (aao.org)
Antibody5
  • Cysticercosis Laboratories manufactures the cysticercosis antibody reagents distributed by Genprice. (redcross-forest-vorst.be)
  • The Cysticercosis Antibody reagent is RUO (Research Use Only) to test human serum or cell culture lab samples. (redcross-forest-vorst.be)
  • Description: A competitive ELISA for quantitative measurement of Monkey Cysticercosis antibody in samples from blood, plasma, serum, cell culture supernatant and other biological fluids. (redcross-forest-vorst.be)
  • Description: Qualitativeindirect ELISA kit for measuring Pig cysticercosis (CYT) antibody (IgG) in samples from serum, plasma. (redcross-forest-vorst.be)
  • Description: Quantitativesandwich ELISA kit for measuring Human Cysticercosis (CYT) antibody (IgM) in samples from serum, plasma. (redcross-forest-vorst.be)
Uncommon3
  • Although uncommon, cysticercosis can occur in people who have never traveled outside of the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Cysticercosis is uncommon in travelers, but is more likely in long-term travelers, in immigrants and refugees from endemic regions, and in people who visit friends and relatives in endemic areas. (cdc.gov)
  • Cysticercosis involving the maxillofacial region is not only an uncommon event, but also represents a difficulty in clinical diagnosis. (bvsalud.org)
Eggs2
  • A person gets cysticercosis by swallowing eggs found in the feces of a person who has an intestinal tapeworm. (cdc.gov)
  • Cysticercosis is usually acquired by eating food or drinking water contaminated by tapeworms' eggs from human feces. (wikipedia.org)
Seizures2
  • Cysticercosis should be considered in any adult with new-onset seizures who comes from an endemic area or has had potential exposure to a tapeworm carrier. (cdc.gov)
  • Enhanced steroid dosing reduces seizures during antiparasitic treatment for cysticercosis and early after. (cdc.gov)
Pork1
  • cysticercosis is the most common cause of acquired epilepsy in pig-raising and pork-consuming parts of Africa, Latin America, and Asia. (liverpool.ac.uk)
Subcutaneous2
  • The location of cysticercosis in the order of frequency is central nervous system, subcutaneous tissue, striated muscle, vitreous humor of the eye and rarely other tissues 2 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Consider whether to administer to individuals reporting a history of epilepsy and/or other signs of potential central nervous systems involvement such as subcutaneous nodules suggestive of cysticercosis. (nih.gov)
Subconjunctival1
  • Here we report this case for their rarity of the site and importance of routine histopathological examination for correct diagnosis of subconjunctival cysticercosis. (ijsr.net)
Symptoms2
  • If you have any symptoms of cysticercosis, contact your health care provider. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Control of symptoms is the cornerstone of cysticercosis therapy. (cdc.gov)
Lesions2
  • CT scan of intraparenchymal cysticercosis with lesions in different stages. (medscape.com)
  • It was presumed that the lesions represented cysticercosis in different stages. (hindawi.com)
Clinical3
  • Murthy R, Samant M. Extraocular muscle cysticercosis: clinical features and management outcome. (medscape.com)
  • We analyzed patients' the geographic distribution of cysticercosis cases revealed demographic and clinical data to estimate the cysticercosis the highest incidence risks were in the western areas but not incidence for risk in Shandong Province during 1975-2014. (cdc.gov)
  • We present a case of masseteric cysticercosis in an eight year old Indian boy, its clinical features, the imaging modalities required and adequate management of the case. (bvsalud.org)
Spinal cord1
  • Meningeal and spinal cord cysticercosis occurs if the oncospheres enter via the choroid plexus and hatch in the arachnoid membranes along the neural axis. (medscape.com)
Stool1
  • Only a small minority of patients with cysticercosis will harbor a tapeworm, rendering stool studies ineffective for diagnosis. (wikipedia.org)
Helminthic1
  • Cysticercosis is the most frequent helminthic disease of the central nervous system. (hindawi.com)
Confirmed the diagnosis1
  • Incisional biopsy of the lesion was performed which confirmed the diagnosis of left masseteric cysticercosis with subacute inflammation ( figure 4 ). (bvsalud.org)
Human3
  • In cases of human cysticercosis, diagnosis is a sensitive problem and requires biopsy of the infected tissue or sophisticated instruments. (wikipedia.org)
  • The aims of this study were to know the diagnostic tests used in European laboratories for human taeniosis/cysticercosis by means of a questionnaire, to determine potential gaps in their detection, and to obtain preliminary data on the number of diagnosed taeniosis/CC cases. (springer.com)
  • the Animal Model for the Study of Human Cysticercosis. (bvsalud.org)
Manuscript1
  • The present manuscript highlights masseteric cysticercosis as a differential diagnosis of chronic maxillofacial swellings and the role of high resolution sonography as an important noninvasive and non-ionizing imaging modality. (bvsalud.org)
Endemic areas3
  • Cysticercosis is an increasingly common medical problem in the United States, especially in the Southwest and other areas where large populations migrated from endemic areas and among populations that often travel to these areas. (medscape.com)
  • We determined dynamic geographic distributions of from industrialized countries, increased immigration from incidence for 3 ten-year periods (1985-1994, 1995-2004, cysticercosis-endemic areas has led to a resurgence of cys- and 2005-2014) and a combined 30-year period (1985- ticercosis in North America, Europe, and Australia ( 3,4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Disseminated cysticercosis is an unusual manifestation of cysticercosis which has been reported in endemic areas. (manipal.edu)