There are two types of pathologies caused by Taenia
solium infection. The first one is taeniosis, which is caused by the adult
parasite that develops exclusively in human intestine. The second one, dealswith the infection caused by the larval form, named Cysticercosis (CC).
Cysticerci develop in the skeletic muscle, the subcutaneous tissue, and mainly
in the central nervous system (CNS), where they lead to a clinical pleomorphic
disorder known as neurocysticercosis (NCC). This is the most frequent parasitic
disease of the CNS, it also can infect the eyes (ophthalmic cysticercosis),
where the larvae can lodge in the retina or in the vitreous humour. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated more than
2.5 million people are infected with T. solium around the world, and 50
thousand deaths a year can be attributed to NCC. Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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