What Is Cysticercosis?
Cysticercosis is a systemic parasitic infestation caused by the pork tapeworm Taenia Solium. There are many symptoms for Cysticercosis. These symptoms are caused by the development of cysts, which most of the time effect the central nervous system, skeletal muscle, skin, and the eyes. But even though Cysticercosis has a wide range of symptoms, most people infected with it will never experince symptoms.
The tapeworm, Taenia Solium, that causes cysticercosis is widely prevalent in still developing countries, like Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and parts of Latin America. The amount of cysticercosis has risen in the United States because of the large imigration rates from developing countries where this tape worm is prevelant. Because of the amount of people infected with cysricercosis immigrating to the United States, the cases of people diagnosed with cysticercosis is estimated to go up to about 1,000 new cases a year. The effects of cysticercosis that lead to neurocycticercosis is one of the major causes of adult seizures worldwide.
In history, the disease was discovered around 2000 B.C. by by the Egyptians and then later described in pigs by Aristotle. The disease was also known to Muslim doctors, and is thought to be one of the reasons that it is against Islam to eat pork. In the 1850s, German scientists dicovered the life cycle of Taenia Solium.
Video On Cysticercosis
The tapeworm, Taenia Solium, that causes cysticercosis is widely prevalent in still developing countries, like Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and parts of Latin America. The amount of cysticercosis has risen in the United States because of the large imigration rates from developing countries where this tape worm is prevelant. Because of the amount of people infected with cysricercosis immigrating to the United States, the cases of people diagnosed with cysticercosis is estimated to go up to about 1,000 new cases a year. The effects of cysticercosis that lead to neurocycticercosis is one of the major causes of adult seizures worldwide.
In history, the disease was discovered around 2000 B.C. by by the Egyptians and then later described in pigs by Aristotle. The disease was also known to Muslim doctors, and is thought to be one of the reasons that it is against Islam to eat pork. In the 1850s, German scientists dicovered the life cycle of Taenia Solium.
Video On Cysticercosis
