Cysticercosis is a tissue infection caused by the young form of the pork tapeworm. ... People may have few or no symptoms for years. ... In some cases, particularly ...CysticercosisFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchThisarticleisaboutinfectionbytheyoungformoftheworms.Fortheorganism,seeTaeniasolium.TissueinfectioncausedbytheyoungformoftheporktapewormMedicalconditionCysticercosisMagneticresonanceimageinapersonwithneurocysticercosisshowingmanycystswithinthebrain.SpecialtyInfectiousdiseaseSymptoms1–2cmlumpsundertheskin[1]ComplicationsNeurocysticercosis[2]DurationLongterm[3]CausesEatingtapewormeggs(fecaloraltransmission)[1]Diagnosticmethodaspirationofacyst[2]PreventionImprovedsanitation,treatingthosewithtaeniasis,cookingporkwell[1]TreatmentNone,medications[2]MedicationPraziquantel,albendazole,corticosteroids,antiseizuremedications[1]Frequency1.9million[4]Deaths400[5]Cysticercosisisatissueinfectioncausedbytheyoungformoftheporktapeworm.[6][1]Peoplemayhavefewornosymptomsforyears.[3][2]Insomecases,particularlyinAsia,solidlumpsofbetweenoneandtwocentimetresmaydevelopundertheskin.[1]Aftermonthsoryearstheselumpscanbecomepainfulandswollenandthenresolve.[3][2]Aspecificformcalledneurocysticercosis,whichaffectsthebrain,cancauseneurologicalsymptoms.[2]Indevelopingcountriesthisisoneofthemostcommoncausesofseizures.[2]Cysticercosisisusuallyacquiredbyeatingfoodordrinkingwatercontaminatedbytapewormeggsfromhumanfeces.[1]Amongfoods,uncookedvegetablesarethemajorsource.[1]Thetapewormeggsarepresentinthefecesofapersoninfectedwiththeadultworms,aconditionknownastaeniasis.[2][7]Taeniasis,inthestrictsense,isadifferentdiseaseandisduetoeatingcystsinpoorlycookedpork.[1]Peoplewholivewithsomeonewiththeporktapewormhaveagreaterriskofgettingcysticercosis.[7]Thediagnosiscanbemadebyaspirationofacyst.[2]Takingpicturesofthebrainwithcomputertomography(CT)ormagneticresonanceimaging(MRI)aremostusefulforthediagnosisofdiseaseinthebrain.[2]Anincreasednumberofatypeofwhitebloodcell,calledeosi