cysticercosis

American  

[sis-tuh-ser-koh-sis] / ˌsɪs tə sərˈkoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. infestation with the larval form of beef or pork tapeworm, producing fever, malaise, muscle pain, and other symptoms depending on the area of the body affected.

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Etymology

Origin of cysticercosis

First recorded in 1900–05; cysticerc(us) + -osis

Example Sentences

Once swallowed, the eggs find their way into skeletal muscles or other tissues, where they form cysts and cause the disease known as cysticercosis.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

Recording the case in the American Journal of Case Reports, doctors wrote that it "can only be speculated" the man's cysticercosis was transmitted through autoinfection after "improper handwashing".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2024

In addition to Guinea worm, these are poliomyelitis, mumps, rubella, lymphatic filariasis, cysticercosis, measles, and yaws.

From Scientific American • Feb. 14, 2022

Booker’s bill also targets illnesses such as mosquito-borne dengue fever, toxocariasis, cysticercosis, Chagas disease, toxoplasmosis and trichomoniasis.

From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2019

We also need better diagnostic tests; worm infections like cysticercosis and toxocariasis can often be treated effectively with antiparasitics and anti-inflammatories, but they are frequently misdiagnosed.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2012