Generalities:

The Taenia solium "Taenia solium" is a flatworm, a flat worm divided into segments called proglotids; It can reach 3 to 4 meters. Causing two types of parasitic diseases, as they are produced by their adult phase or by their larval phase. It is called taeniasis which occurs due to the presence of its adult forms, when they are lodged in the intestine of the definitive host, and cysticercosis produced by its larval, intermediate or juvenile forms, by affecting the intermediate hosts (mainly the pig). in their tissues or internal organs. Neurocysticercosis is the infection of larvae in nerve tissues that can cause multiple disorders in humans.

Note: The Tenia saginata is also known as "Taenia solium".

Transmission:

By eating contaminated pork or other meats.