cysticercosis true true DOID:14424 NCI:C34520 SNOMEDCT_US_2018_03_01:59051007 GARD:8194 UMLS_CUI:C0010678 disease_ontology Tapeworm infection: pork ICD10CM:B69.9 Tapeworm infection: intestinal taenia solum ICD10CM:B69 tenia solium infectious disease DOID:10078 neurocysticercosis Neurocysticercosis is caused by ingestion of food contaminated with Taenia solium eggs. Eggs hatch in the intestine, larvae migrate to the central nervous system and then form cysts. Cysts have four phases: 1) vesicular (asymptomatic); 2) colloidal (degeneration and inflammation); 3) granular nodular; and 4) calcification. Although seizures are most often associated with cyst degeneration, they can occur at any stage. DOID:10079 A taeniasis that results from ingestion of eggs or larvae of the Taenia solium tapeworm in undercooked pork or fecally contaminated food or water, which subsequently infect the central nervous system, heart, muscles, subcutaneous tissues, and eyes. Neurocysticercosis causes seizures, mental disturbances, focal neurologic deficits and intracerebral lesions. intestinal taenia solium infection ICD9CM:123.1 MESH:D003551 MTHICD9_2006:123.0 Pork tapeworm infection central nervous system disease