Cysticercosis (neurocysticercosis)

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Cysticercosis (neurocysticercosis)

• BIOL 402
• Janki Patel

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Cysticercosis is caused by tapeworms!
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Tapeworms are gross!
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Two different theories explain the origin of
tapeworms.

• 1) Domestication of animals 10,000 years ago

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Two different theories explain the origin of
tapeworms.

• 2) Scavenging of food 2 million years ago by
  African hominids

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Three types of tapeworms infect humans.

• Taenia solium
• Taenia asiatica
• Taenia saginata

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Taenia solium causes cysticercosis.
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Pigs are intermediate hosts.

• Feces ? intestine ? blood vessel ? muscle

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Humans are final hosts.

• Feces/meat ? intestine ? body

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A pork tapeworm cycle exists!
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The symptoms of cysticercosis are harsh!
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The pork tapeworm can live in an host for years
without being noticed!
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Cysticercosis can be diagnosed several ways.

• Travels
• Eating
• MRI or CT brain scans
• Blood tests
• Surgery

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Treatment depends on each individual case.

• Anti-parasitic drugs
• Anti-inflammatory drugs
• Surgery

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Preventive measures have been taken against this
disease.
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Yet, this preventable disease still infects and
kills lots of people in the world!
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California had the highest percentage of fatal
cysticercosis from 1990-2002!
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So what do we do now?

• S3PVAC vaccine
• Health education

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References

• http//www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/may01/worms0
  501.htm
• http//www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cysticerco
  sis/factsht_cysticercosis.htm
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