Infection with this tapeworm can cause a serious disorder of the brain called neurocysticercosis.
Tapeworms start their life cycle as an egg.
Cysticerci can survive in the animals' muscle tissue for years.
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It takes two months for cysticerci to grow into an adult tapeworm while living in in the human intestine.
An adult tapeworm producesproglottids, which is a segment of the worm that has male and female reproductive parts.
The pregnant worm passes through the digestive system and out of the anus with a bowel movement.
If the animal was infected the meat will harbor larva or eggs.
Infection with this jot down of tapeworm is more commonly found in fish originating from the Northern hemisphere.
If you have your doubts, avoid the dish.
A person who is infected will pass eggs from the tapeworm in their stools.
Prevention
you could take steps to kill tapeworms if you properly freeze and cook your food.
Meat should be cooked until the center is no longer pink and the juices run clear.
TheFDArecommends these guidelines:
Fish
Fish should be cooked until it is flaky and is a solid color.
Yesand you may actually see or even feel it happen.
If you have a tapeworm, you also may notice proglottids (segments) in yourpoop.
Tapeworm eggs can be eliminated in stool, but are very small and harder to see.
Dwarf tapeworms are treated with a one dose of Alinia (nitazoxanide).
Tapeworms cannot reach thebrain.
This happens when someone ingests food contaminated with Taenia solium eggs.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.About cysticercosis.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.About diphyllobothrium.
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