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Microbiology Parasitology Pa 2 (Helminthology) fb17cf14

The most commonly affected tissues in neurocysticercosis is -

A
Brain
B
Eye
C
Muscles
D
Liver
High-Yield Explanation
Larvae penetrate the intestine -MC sites of deposition in- CNS (60-90%)> Eye > muscle. in CNS - subarchanoid >parenchymal Option 1, 2, 3, 4 Cysticercosis: Caused by T. solium (Pork tapeworm) Potentially dangerous systemic disease. Neurocysticercosis (NCC) NCC: MC parasitic CNS infection of man and MC cause of adult onset epilepsy in world. MC site: Sub-arachnoid space followed by parenchyma.

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