What Is Cysticercosis?
4. Is Cysticercosis Contagious?
Cysticercosis is not contagious in the traditional sense. If someone has an infection, he or she cannot easily pass it along to another person unless poor sanitary conditions are present. Unfortunately, there are many areas with poor hygiene and an increased risk for cysticercosis.
Humans contract tapeworm eggs from feces of animals or other humans. If fecal particles containing eggs are accidentally ingested, they can develop into tapeworms in the digestive tract. For the condition to become cysticercosis, the tapeworms need to produce eggs that then hatch into larvae that spread to other parts the body.
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