BIOS 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Taenia Solium, Orthodox Judaism, Neurocysticercosis
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Chapter 13: pork tapeworm in an orthodox jewish community: arriving at a biologically plausible. Hypothesis - neurocysticercosis caused by taenia solium ( pork tapeworm ) - stephanie. Physicians in nyc called the cdc for help (most physicians in usa are not familiar with the disease, and they frequently consult with cdc to assistance with serologic diagnostic and clinical management decisions when they suspected it). Most cases in usa have been from immigrants from mexico or other places where. When they receive brain imaging, lesions were present that were radiologically consistent with cysticerci. This was strange because cases were mostly us-born and hadn"t traveled in country where t solium is endemic in years. T solium is known to be the pork tapeworm and all cases were jewish/ did not eat pork. Not explicitly stated; author was from cdc and asked an eis officer to work with him.
