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The cause of human cysticercosis is the larval form of ''[[Taenia solium]]'' (pork tapeworm). ''T. solium'' is a member of Phylum [[Platyhelminthes], class Cestoda, Order [[Cyclophyllidea]] and family [[Taeniidae]]. The common larval stage of ''T. solium'' was also known as Cysticercus cellulosae. | The cause of human cysticercosis is the larval form of ''[[Taenia solium]]'' (pork tapeworm). ''T. solium'' is a member of Phylum [[Platyhelminthes], class Cestoda, Order [[Cyclophyllidea]] and family [[Taeniidae]]. The common larval stage of ''T. solium'' was also known as [[Cysticercus cellulosae]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
The cause of human cysticercosis is the larval form of Taenia solium (pork tapeworm). T. solium is a member of Phylum [[Platyhelminthes], class Cestoda, Order Cyclophyllidea and family Taeniidae. The common larval stage of T. solium was also known as Cysticercus cellulosae.