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==Life Cycle==
 
==Life Cycle==
 
The  life-cycle is similar to that of [[Taenia saginata|''T. saginata'']], except now the pig is  the intermediate host. Gravid segments, containing the parasite eggs  are passed in faeces.  The oncospheres are then ingested by the  intermediate host, in this case the pig, and pass into the blood system,  infecting striated muscles.  The cysticerci may also develop in the  lungs, liver, kidney and the brain.  Like ''T. saginata'', humans, which  are the definitive host becomes infected via ingestion of poorly cooked  meat.
 
The  life-cycle is similar to that of [[Taenia saginata|''T. saginata'']], except now the pig is  the intermediate host. Gravid segments, containing the parasite eggs  are passed in faeces.  The oncospheres are then ingested by the  intermediate host, in this case the pig, and pass into the blood system,  infecting striated muscles.  The cysticerci may also develop in the  lungs, liver, kidney and the brain.  Like ''T. saginata'', humans, which  are the definitive host becomes infected via ingestion of poorly cooked  meat.
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