LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Cysticercosis: Humans
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Cysticercosis can happen when tapeworm eggs or segments are eaten by humans because of poor sanitation and lack of handwashing. As in the pig, the eggs hatch in the human’s digestive tract. The larvae migrate to the muscles or other tissues, where they form cysts. When a cyst forms in the brain, this is known as neurocysticercosis.
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Cysticercosis does not harm the meat of rabbits and hares, or make it unfit for human consumption. Adult tapeworms of these species do not occur in humans. Cysts are usually removed when rabbits are dressed out; any that might be overlooked are destroyed in cooking the meat.
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Human cysticercosis occurs when T solium eggs are ingested via fecal-oral transmission from a tapeworm host. The human then becomes an accidental intermediate host, with development of cysticerci within organs. Cysticerci may be found in almost any tissue. The most frequently reported locations are skin, skeletal muscle, heart, eye, and most importantly, the CNS (NCC).
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Human cysticercosis is caused by the development of T. solium cysticerci in tissues of humans. The location that most often prompt a medical consultation is the central nervous system, followed by the eye and its surrounding tissues. Symptoms are for example epileptiform attacks, headaches, learning difficulties and convulsions.
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