i know old news but its interesting still

  • FuckyWucky [none/use name]
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    4 months ago

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    its not supposed to end up in the brain it looks like

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taenia_solium#Life_cycle

    . Gravid proglottids often rupture in the intestine, liberating the oncospheres in faeces. Intact gravid proglottids are shed off in groups of four or five. The free eggs and detached proglottids are spread through the host's defecation

    . It grows in size using nutrients from the surroundings. Its strobila lengthens as new proglottids are formed at the foot of the neck. In 10–12 weeks after initial colonisation, it is an adult worm