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Cysticercus (pl.
cysticerci) is a
scientific name
given to the
young tapeworms (larvae)
belonging to the
genus Taenia. It is a small, sac-like vesicle...
- into oncospheres, and
ultimately into
infective tapeworm cysts,
called cysticerci.
Humans acquire the
cysts through consumption of
uncooked or under-cooked...
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eating raw or
undercooked beef
which contains the
infective larvae,
called cysticerci. As hermaphrodites, each body
segment called proglottid has
complete sets...
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location of the lesion.
Those with
cysticerci in the
sellar region may have
vision and
hormonal issues. In the eyes,
cysticerci are
usually found in the subretinal...
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humans throughout history. It is one of the
neglected tropical diseases.
Cysticerci can
develop in any
voluntary muscle.
Invasion of
muscle can
cause inflammation...
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might be
required for
cysticerci in the eye,
cerebral ventricles, and
spinal cord.
Asymptomatic infections and
calcified cysticerci probably will not require...
- the
intermediate host to
travel to the
striated muscles to
develop into
cysticerci larvae. Here they grow, cavitate, and
differentiate into the
second larval...
- host
where they will
continue the next
stage of
their development as
cysticerci or bladderworms. The
bladderworm is a cyst
created by the oncosphere....
- beef
viscera destroys cysticerci. Refrigeration,
freezing (−10 °C for 9 days) or long
periods of
salting is also
lethal to
cysticerci.
Praziquantel is the...
- with
posterior acoustic shadowing may be seen,
representing calcified cysticerci.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Less
useful for
identifying calcifications...
