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The cause of human cysticercosis is the larval form of ''[[Taenia solium]]'' (pork tapeworm). ''T. solium'' is a member of Phylum [[Platyhelminthes]], class Cestoda, Order [[Cyclophyllidea]] and family [[Taeniidae]]. The common larval stage of ''T. solium'' was also known as [[Cysticercus cellulosae]]. | The cause of human cysticercosis is the larval form of ''[[Taenia solium]]'' (pork tapeworm). ''T. solium'' is a member of Phylum [[Platyhelminthes]], class Cestoda, Order [[Cyclophyllidea]] and family [[Taeniidae]]. The common larval stage of ''T. solium'' was also known as [[Cysticercus cellulosae]]. | ||
''T. solium'' worms may reach a length of several meters. The scolex has four suckers, and a double crown of prominent hooks, which attach to the intestinal mucosa.<ref name="test" /> ''T. solium'' eggs are spherical and 30 to 40 µm in diameter.<ref name="three">Davis, LE. “Neurocysticercosis” Emerging Neurological Infections edited by Power, C and Johnson RT. Taylor & Francis Group, 2005. 261-287.</ref> | |||
''T. solium'' worms may reach a length of several meters. | |||
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The cause of human cysticercosis is the larval form of Taenia solium (pork tapeworm). T. solium is a member of Phylum Platyhelminthes, class Cestoda, Order Cyclophyllidea and family Taeniidae. The common larval stage of T. solium was also known as Cysticercus cellulosae.
T. solium worms may reach a length of several meters. The scolex has four suckers, and a double crown of prominent hooks, which attach to the intestinal mucosa.[1] T. solium eggs are spherical and 30 to 40 µm in diameter.[2]
The cysticercus larva completes development in about 2 months. It is semitransparent, opalescent white, and elongate oval in shape and may reach a length of 0.6 to 1.8 cm.[1]