Cysticercosis

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Image of Taenia solium. From: faculty.ccbcmd.edu [2]

Etiology/Bacteriology

Taxonomy

| Domain = Eukaryota | Phylum = Platyhelminthes | Class = Cestoda | Order = Cyclophyllidea | Family = Taeniidae | Genus = Taenia | species = T. solium


Description

Pathogenesis

Transmission

Infectious dose, incubation, and colonization

Epidemiology

Virulence factors

Clinical features

Symptoms

Morbidity and Mortality

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prevention

Host Immune Response

References

References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.

Created by {Jordan Voth}, students of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma.