cysticercosis
noun
cys·ti·cer·co·sis
ˌsi-stə-(ˌ)sər-ˈkō-səs 
plural cysticercoses
ˌsi-stə-(ˌ)sər-ˈkō-ˌsēz
: infestation with or disease caused by cysticerci
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And cysticercosis can be prevented with proper handwashing after using the toilet and before handling food.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
However, cysticercosis may become more common in the U.S. as international travel becomes more common, according to the National Library of Medicine.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
Tapeworm infections, known as cysticercosis, come either from eating undercooked pork or from ingesting traces of infected feces from a human carrier.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Taeniasis and cysticercosis in housemaids working in affluent neighborhoods in Lima, Peru.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2012
What are the symptoms of cysticercosis?
—Korin Miller, Health.com, 17 Nov. 2021
Human cysticercosis of the breast mimicking breast cancer: a report of a case from Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2016
Seroprevalence of cysticercosis in an Orthodox Jewish community.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2012
The global distribution of cysticercosis infection.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2012
Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
However, cysticercosis may become more common in the U.S. as international travel becomes more common, according to the National Library of Medicine.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
Tapeworm infections, known as cysticercosis, come either from eating undercooked pork or from ingesting traces of infected feces from a human carrier.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Taeniasis and cysticercosis in housemaids working in affluent neighborhoods in Lima, Peru.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2012
What are the symptoms of cysticercosis?
—Korin Miller, Health.com, 17 Nov. 2021
Human cysticercosis of the breast mimicking breast cancer: a report of a case from Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2016
Seroprevalence of cysticercosis in an Orthodox Jewish community.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2012
The global distribution of cysticercosis infection.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2012
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cysticercosis
noun
cys·ti·cer·co·sis
-(ˌ)sər-ˈkō-səs
plural cysticercoses
-ˌsēz
: infestation with or disease caused by cysticerci
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