Taenia solium Svinetintebændelormen (The pork tapeworm)
Zoonotic cestodes II | Order: Cyclophyllidea | Family: Taeniidae
Cysticerci (Cystircercus cellulosae) of T. solium in the heart from a pig. Dimensions: 1.5-1.8 cm, one protoscolex per cyst. Cysticerci normally develop in pigs but may occasionally be found in man (often followed by a clinical disease).		Cysticerci (C. cellulosae) released from infected pork by digestion. Resemble C. bovis but somewhat larger, and the protoscolex is armed with rostellar hooks; the latter is only visible after clearing procedures.
Final hosts: Humans get infected by eating raw, undercooked pork containing cysticerci. Intermediate hosts: Pigs. Occasionally dogs or humans get infected when ingesting eggs from human faeces. Neurocysiticercosis may develop in humans. OBS: The latest observation in Danish pigs > 60 years ago! Nowadays Danes become infected from eating pork in poor countries.
Location: Adult cestodes in human small intestine. Cysticerci (metacestodes) in porcine striated musculature.