TAENIA SOLIUM

• It is known as pork tapeworm, it is a species of parasitic

tapeworm belonging to the Taeniidae family. 

• The pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) is a parasite that can cause

two types of infections in humans: TAENIASIS, and
CYSTICERCOSIS.
 Adult tapeworm infections:
Tianiasis of
Taenia solium

Taeniasis
It is an intestinal infection
with the adult form of the
pork tapeworm Taenia
solium.
 How are these infection
acquired?

People get taeniasis from

eating raw or undercooked
pork that contains larval
cysts.
 What are the symptoms
of infection??

Taeniasis is often asymptomatic,

but patients can experience
nervousness, weight loss,
gastrointestinal disturbances,
and abdominal pain.
Larval tapeworm infections:

Cysticercus of
Taenia solium
(Cysticercus cellulosae)
Disease: Cysticercosis
 arises from the ingestion of the pork
tapeworm’s eggs through fecal-oral
contamination, and involves the development
of cysts throughout the body.
is a parasitic tissue infection caused by larval cysts
of the tapeworm Taenia solium. These larval cysts
infect brain, muscle, or other tissues.
 CYSTS IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS

can cause symptoms such as seizures, headache,

dizziness, nausea, vomiting, altered mental status,
altered vision, accumulation of excessive fluid in the
skull, and inflammation of the tissue surrounding the
brain.
 CYSTS IN THE EYE
Ocular cysticercosis

can cause visual disturbances or vision loss, limited eye

movement, inflammation in the eye, or inflammation of the
retina.
CYSTS THAT DEVELOP OUTSIDE OF THE NERVOUS
SYSTEM

usually do not cause symptoms (asymptomatic), though small

hard lumps (nodules) may develop under the skin but will
 HOW CAN I PREVENT​​PORK TAPEWORM
INFECTION?

Pork tapeworm infection can be prevented by avoiding

eating raw or undercooked pork. Always wash your
hands with soap and water after using the toilet and
before handling food, especially when traveling
elsewhere.