Neurocysticerosis, following are true except ?
Correct Answer: Acquired by eating pork
Description: Ans. is 'a & d' i.e., Not acquired by eating contamined vegetables & Acquired by eating pork . Cysticercus cellulosae usually develops in pig (intermediate host). . Cysticercus cellulosae (cysticercosis) can also develop in man as follows. By ingestion of eggs with contaminated water or food (uncooked vegetables). A man harbouring adult worms may auto - infect oneself either by unhygienic personal habits or by reverse peristaltic movement (regurgitation) of the intestine where by the gravid segments are thrown into the stomach. . Cysticercosis is not acquired by eating pork.
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