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File:IPLab11Cysticercosis4.jpg|This is a photograph of the body of an adult tapeworm. Note the body segments.
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== Study Questions ==
* <spoiler text="How did this patient get this parasite?">Cysticercosis is caused by the cestode parasite, Taenia solium (pig tapeworm). Cysticercosis is contracted by ingesting eggs from the feces of a person infected with an adult Taenia solium. The eggs can survive for several weeks in soil but are also infectious as soon as passed. The larvae migrate through the intestinal wall and are disseminated via the blood stream and can encyst in the brain, heart, skeletal muscle, or skin.</spoiler>
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