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Cysticercosis occurs when a person ingests microscopic eggs of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium The eggs hatch in the intestine and larvae can travel through the bloodstream, forming fluid-filled cysts in tissues like muscles, skin, eyes, and even the brain. Brain involvement is called neurocysticercosis and can cause seizures. I wrote a quick breakdown on the parasite–cyst connection and what cysticercosis actually is. Check it out #Cysticercosis #tumors #porktapeworm #tape

Warning pork lovers - you may want to give it up after watching this! 😱 @mrsrogers.hood does the BEST experiments. Parasites don't just...

A friend took her son to the doctors office this morning because he had a small cyst that got progressively more irritated over the...

I was recently doing a consult with someone who was hospitalized because she was diagnosed with endometriosis and having a cyst ...