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• Not very pathogenicNot very pathogenic• Worm produces antigens = allergic reactionWorm produces antigens = allergic reaction• Abdominal discomfortAbdominal discomfort• DiarrheaDiarrhea• NauseaNausea• Abdominal PainAbdominal Pain• DizzinessDizziness• Loss of apetiteLoss of apetite• Obstruction of intestine if intensity is highObstruction of intestine if intensity is high
Taenia saginata Taenia saginata Diagnosis and TreatmentDiagnosis and Treatment
• Look for _____________ in feces.Look for _____________ in feces.
• ELISAELISA
• PraziquantelPraziquantel
EpidemiologyEpidemiology
• How do you get infected?How do you get infected?
• How do bovids get infected?How do bovids get infected?
• FibrosisFibrosis• Damage to eyeDamage to eye• BrainBrain
– EpilepsyEpilepsy– Nervous system malfunctionNervous system malfunction– BlindnessBlindness– ParalysisParalysis– DisorientationDisorientation
• Mechanical PressureMechanical Pressure• Cysticerci begin to degenerateCysticerci begin to degenerate• Inflammatory responseInflammatory response
– BrainBrain– eyeeye
DiagnosisDiagnosis
• Look for _____________ in feces.Look for _____________ in feces.
• ELISAELISA
• MRIMRI
• X-raysX-rays
• Eggs with well developed hexacanth and Eggs with well developed hexacanth and striated embryophore; 35-40 x 30-32 striated embryophore; 35-40 x 30-32 µm.µm.
EggsEggs
Treatment and PrognosisTreatment and Prognosis
• NiclosamideNiclosamide– Only acts on adultsOnly acts on adults
• PraziquantelPraziquantel– Can kill cysticerciCan kill cysticerci
– Death elicits immune responseDeath elicits immune response
– Brain: SeizuresBrain: Seizures
– Is this worse than natural progression?Is this worse than natural progression?
– SteroidsSteroids
• Surgery Surgery
EpidemiologyEpidemiology
• How does a human get infected with adults?How does a human get infected with adults?
• How does a human get infected with How does a human get infected with cysticerci?cysticerci?
• AutoinfectionAutoinfection
Santo Domingo, a rural community in the state of Yucatan.
Pigs acquire cysticercosis because….
Pigs acquire cysticercosis because….
Pigs acquire cysticercosis because….
Swine cysticercosis
Differential DiagnosisDifferential Diagnosis
• Taenia soliumTaenia solium and and Taenia saginataTaenia saginata