If eggs are swallowed by humans they develop to cysticerci in various sites. e.g. brain, muscle
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Eggs ingested by pig become cysticerci in muscles
Eggs passed in human faeces
Humań pork tapeworm infection results from eating undercooked pork containing cysticerci
Human cysticercosis
results from ingestion of the tapeworm eggs as a result of faecal contamination of food
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