Taenia solium aka Pork Tapeworm

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Taenia solium aka Pork Tapeworm

The only vectors for the Taenia solium are pigs and humans

Cystic Lesions in the brain, eyes, and muscle

Evades immune system by blocking blood brain barrier transport

Anthelmintic drugs are expensive. Vaccines are being produced Anthelmintic drugs are expensive. Vaccines are being produced. The main defense is sanitation.

An antigen was produced in carrot cells that induced significant immunological protection in an murine model when orally administered.

WHO is piloting a strategy for the intensified control of T WHO is piloting a strategy for the intensified control of T. solium taeniasis and (neuro)cysticercosis (by 2015) and scaling it up in selected endemic countries (by 2020).