Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm, belongs to the cyclophyllid cestode family Taeniidae. It is found throughout the world and is most common in countries where pork is eaten.

Taenia solium infection (taeniasis) is an intestinal infection with adult tapeworms that follows ingestion of contaminated pork. Adult worms may cause mild gastrointestinal symptoms or …

Jun 13, 2024 · Humans can become infected with these tapeworms by eating raw or undercooked beef (T. saginata) or pork (T. solium and T. asiatica). People with taeniasis may not know they …

Cysticercosis is an infection caused by eating the eggs of Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm. Read about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and the life cycle of the parasite.

People get taeniasis from eating raw or undercooked pork that contains larval cysts. Once in the person’s intestine, the larval cysts develop into adult tapeworms and produce a large number …

Mar 24, 2025 · Pork can carry taenia solium larvae, a parasitic tapeworm. After eating infected pork, the larvae get into body tissues where they form cysts – a condition called cysticercosis.

Tapeworm infection is caused by eating the raw or undercooked meat of infected animals. Cattle usually carry Taenia saginata (T saginata). Pigs carry Taenia solium (T solium). In the human …

Jan 11, 2022 · Taeniasis is an intestinal infection caused by 3 species of tapeworm: Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm) and Taenia asiatica.

Taenia solium is more prevalent in poorer communities where humans live in close contact with pigs and eat undercooked pork. Taenia asiatica is limited to Asia and is seen mostly in the …

Aug 20, 2025 · Cysticercosis is a tissue infection of pork tapeworms (Taenia solium). The condition is caused by ingestion of tapeworm eggs through food, drink, or direct contact.