What Is Cysticercosis?
9. What Is the Prognosis for Patients With Cysticercosis?
Individuals who develop cysticercosis usually have a good prognosis since the condition can often resolve with little to no treatment. Tapeworm infections that develop in the gastrointestinal tract go through a cycle of eggs to larva to adult tapeworm before leaving the body. If the individual is not infected again immediately, the current tapeworm issue will be resolved.
When the larvae have invaded the muscles or other bodily tissues, it can become more difficult to solve the problem. If caught and diagnosed, medications can be given for inflammation caused by the infection. The prognosis for neurocysticercosis or for cysticercosis that forms on the spinal cord is one that is more difficult to treat and cure. If the disease has already progressed to seizures, excess fluid and swelling surrounding the brain, the prognosis is not as positive.
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