Neurocysticercosis

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic infection of the nervous system and is caused by the ingestion of eggs of pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) by contaminated hands, food, and water. In most low-income nations with subpar sanitation where pigs are reared, this tapeworm is endemic. Rather than local transmission, instances of NCC in industrialized countries are primarily attributable to immigration from endemic areas. The numbers of patients with NCC are increasing with increase in immigration from endemic regions. It is one of the most significant causes of seizures in such endemic regions. Due to lower incomes,, the majority of people being illiterate, practice of open defecation, and improper sanitation and poor management of meat and meat products, the prevalence of NCC is higher in South Asian countries.