Pork can contain larval cysts of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium which can cause an infection if eaten. These cysts can then develop into an adult tapeworm in the intestines which produce eggs ...

“This is a condition known as cysticercosis. Essentially, these are larval cysts from taenia solium – also known as the pork tapeworm,” the doctor explained on his X (formerly ...

In the footage, Dr. Ghali explained that the condition, cysticercosis, stems from the "larval cyst of taenia solium, also known as the pork tapeworm." He emphasized that these cysts can migrate ...