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Cysticercus Cellulosae Flashcards

1
Q

What is it?

A

Larval stage of Taenia Solium
Pig Tapeworm

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PMI result

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Partial rejection of heart followed by cold treatment
Category 2

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Prevention methods

A

Fully cook pork
Wash hands after handling raw meat

(Zoonotic - will infect humans)

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What is cold treatment?

A

-7 for 3 weeks
-10 for 2 weeks

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Life cycle

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  1. Gravid segments passed in faeces, eggs survive on pasture
  2. Pigs ingest oncospheres which circulate to striated muscle
  3. Cysticerci develop in heart
  4. Adults mature/live in SI
  5. Humans infected by eating undercooked meat containing cysticerci
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