The condition occurred after the patient consumed undercooked pork, allowing the taenia solium parasite to form larval cysts in soft tissues.

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

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The man only discovered he had the eggs after falling and experiencing ... solium - also known as the pork tapeworm." According to Ghali, this occurs from a human consuming raw or uncooked pig ...