how can a vegetarian avoid the pork tapeworm

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after reading below about how the pork tapeworm's eggs

get in to the vegetables I eat I now see the need to

cleanse because the food I eat I cannot avoid problems

from the meat industry

 

 

" The person generally is not aware of the tapeworm,

other than small white spots (the proglottides that

have been released) in the excrement

 

to use an anthelmintic treatment whenever white spots

are noticed on excrement.

 

Life cycle of cysticercosis (a Zoonosis in Rural and

Urban Areas) (A zoonosis is a disease that humans may

acquire from animals. For every cute, cuddly

(non-human) creature out there, there is something

horrible that you can potentially catch from it.)

The parasite's primary host is the human being. In

humans it is found as a white tapeworm, up to several

metres in length, built up of small segments, called

proglottides. The person generally is not aware of the

tapeworm, other than small white spots (the

proglottides that have been released) in the

excrement. The proglottides are full of eggs, that can

infect the animal. The tapeworm that can infect pigs

is called Taenia solium; the one that can infect

cattle is considerably longer - up to 12 metres - and

is called Taenia saginata.

 

When human excrement is consumed by pigs, the cysts of

the intermediate parasite, called Cysticercus

cellulosae, are formed in the meat and other parts of

the pig. These cysts are transparent/white, between

0.5 and 1 cm. in diameter. Only in the case of

intensive infection the cysts are found in the tongue.

The cysts generally do not result in any other visual

abnormalities in the living animal. Again, when people

eat meat containing the cysts, which is uncooked, or

undercooked, and get infected, the Taenia solium

tapeworm develops in their intestines. This general

life cycle of the tapeworm is similar in bovines, but

it is far more dangerous in pigs because a parallel

cycle occurs.

 

Where human excrement containing the eggs of Taenia

solium infects waste water, which is then used to grow

vegetables and other products for human consumption,

the situation becomes very dangerous. If a person

drinks this water or consumes raw vegetables (e.g.

lettuce) or fruits that are not peeled (e.g.

strawberries), he or she can ingest the Taenia solium

eggs. In this case the cycle that normally takes place

in the pig, now starts in the human body. The cysts

are formed in different parts of the body, in some

cases in the eye or the brain. In this latter case the

disease is called neurocysticercosis, and symptoms are

severe, similar to those of a brain tumour or

epilepsy. In Bolivia many cases diagnosed as epilepsy

are, in fact, neurocysticercosis. There is no cure for

this once the cysts have been formed, and the impact

on the patient and the family is enormous

 

 

 

In people: Emphasis is placed on education and general

awareness about the zoonosis: the ways to prevent

excrement from being deposited in places where pigs

can gain access to it; to use latrines and general

hygiene measures, especially related to washing hands;

to cook or fry all pig meat before consumption; to use

an anthelmintic treatment whenever white spots are

noticed on excrement.

 

Cysticercosis is one of the most dangerous diseases

caused by a parasite that passes from animals to human

beings. It is most prevalent in the rural areas of

developing countries, from where it can become a

threat in urban areas too. Cysticercosis is closely

related to economic standards, culture and aspects of

hygiene. Latin America, non-Islamic parts of Africa

and South East Asia and especially India face major

problems with this disease. In this article the author

describes cysticercosis that originates from pigs

(Cysticercosis cellulosae) in Bolivia, South America.

 

 

 

Cysticercosis is probably the most common parasitic

infestation of the human nervous system. Humans

acquire the infestation by eating infected undercooked

pork (measly pork). But cysticercosis is acquired by

ingestion of eggs (encysted larvae) of the pork

tapeworm, T.solium, either by ingestion of

contaminated salads or water, or by auto infection due

to ano-oral contamination or reverse peristalsis.

Tapeworm infestation can occur only in nonvegetarians,

but Cysticercosis may occur in vegetarians also.

 

The occurrence of the encysted larvae in the brain,

spinal cord, meninges and eyes is known as

neuro-cysticercosis. Cysts may also occur in the

muscles.

 

A high prevalence has been reported from the

developing countries. The parenchymatous variety is

more common in India whereas the meningeal and

ventricular types are more common in South America,

Poland and Mexico.

 

In India, higher prevalence has been reported in

northern states

 

 

 

http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic119.htm

 

 

 

http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/cysticercosis.html

 

 

 

http://www.thamburaj.com/cysticercosis.htm

 

 

 

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1573.htm

 

 

 

http://www.aans.org/education/journal/neurosurgical/jun02/12-6-1.pdf

 

 

 

http://www.ijri.org/articles/archives/2002-12-3/neuroradiology_329.htm

 

 

 

http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec11111/001.htm

 

 

 

 

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