Taenia solium

Introduction: Taenia solium

Description of Taenia solium

Taenia solium (medical condition): An infectious disease caused by the pork tapeworm Taenia solium....more »

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Cysticercosis:
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Taenia solium: the pork, armed, or solitary tapeworm of humans, acquired by eating insufficiently cooked pork infected with Cysticercus cellulosae; hatching of ova within the human intestine may result in establishment of cysticerci in human tissues, resulting in cysticercosis. SYN: Taenia armata, Taenia dentata.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Taenia solium: Species of tapeworm in the genus TAENIA, that infects swine. It is acquired by humans through the ingestion of cured or undercooked pork.
Source: Diseases Database

Taenia solium: Species of tapeworm in the genus TAENIA, that infects swine. It is acquired by humans through the ingestion of cured or undercooked pork.
Source: MeSH 2007

Taenia solium: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Taenia solium:

• Taenia
• Tapeworm
• Acquired
• Eating
• Eating symptoms (2462 causes)
• Eating disorder
• Cysticercus
• Cysticercus disease
• Hatching
• Ova

Taenia solium as a Disease

Taenia solium: Another name for Cysticercosis (or close medical condition association).
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Taenia solium: Related Diseases

Taenia solium: Taenia solium is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Worm conditions
• Diseases contagious from food
• Diseases contagious from contaminated water
• Diseases contagious from pigs
• Parasitic diseases
• Conditions involving a pathogen

Causes of Taenia solium

Some of the causes of Taenia solium are included in the list below:

• Taenia solium
• Teniasis

Read more about causes of Taenia solium (Cysticercosis)

Symptoms of Taenia solium (Cysticercosis)

Some of the symptoms of Taenia solium incude:

• Muscle Cysticercosis symptoms:
  • No symptoms - in some cases
  • Lumps under your skin
• Eye cysticercosis symptoms:
  • Blurry vision

See full list of 28 symptoms of Taenia solium (Cysticercosis)

Treatments for Taenia solium (Cysticercosis)

Treatments for Taenia solium (Cysticercosis) include:

• Anti-parasitic drugs
• Anti-imflammatory drugs
• Eye surgery
• No treatment - not all cases require treatment

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Treatment of Taenia solium: For more treatment information about Taenia solium, see treatment of Cysticercosis (Taenia solium)

Taenia solium: Article Excerpts about Cysticercosis

Cysticercosis is an infection caused by the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. Infection occurs when the tapeworm larvae... (Source: excerpt from Cysticercosis: DPD)

Taenia solium: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Taenia solium:

• undercooked pork
• tapeworm
• pork tapeworm
• tapeworm treatment
• tapeworm symptoms
• tapeworm causes
• neurocysticercosis
• NCC
• larval cysts
• Taenia solium infestation
• T solium
• cysticerci

Terms associated with Taenia solium:

Terms Similar to Taenia solium:

• Pork tapeworm

Source: Diseases Database

External links related to: Taenia solium

• DPDx - Cysticercosis

Source: Diseases Database

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