The patient’s condition, identified as cysticercosis, was caused by larval cysts of taenia solium (pork tapeworm) after consuming raw or undercooked pork.

The tapeworm taenia solium enters the human body by ingesting the parasite’s larval cysts. These eggs can then develop into adult tapeworms in a human’s gut, usually around 5 to 12 weeks.

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The larvae develop into adult tapeworms in the human gut, and the eggs are then passed along through feces. If another person ingests these eggs, either through contaminated food or water ...

When consumed, these cysts survive the stomach's digestive process, allowing the tapeworms to attach to the small intestine wall and grow into adult parasites. Beef tapeworms can reach lengths of 5-10 ...

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