Taenia solium (Pork Tapeworm) • Infection name: Taeniasis (when the adult worm is in the intestine) • More serious form: Cysticercosis (when the larvae migrate to tissues, including the brain) How it spreads: • Eating undercooked pork that contains larval cysts (cysticerci) • Poor hygiene leading to fecal-oral transmission of eggs Symptoms: • Taeniasis: Often mild — nausea, abdominal discomfort, weight loss • Cysticercosis: Seizures, headaches, neurological deficits (if larvae infect the brain —

Lombriz solitaria Taenia solium es un platelminto parásito de la clase Cestoda, que vive en el intestino delgado de los seres humanos, donde mide normalmente de 3 a 4 m y produce una enfermedad llamada teniasis. Es, junto con T. saginata, una de las especies conocidas como lombriz solitaria. #Ciencia #Biología | TechnoCiencia Cultural