Taenia solium (Pork Tapeworm) • Infection name: Taeniasis (when the adult worm is in the intestine) • More serious form: Cysticercosis (when the larvae migrate to tissues, including the brain) How it spreads: • Eating undercooked pork that contains larval cysts (cysticerci) • Poor hygiene leading to fecal-oral transmission of eggs Symptoms: • Taeniasis: Often mild — nausea, abdominal discomfort, weight loss • Cysticercosis: Seizures, headaches, neurological deficits (if larvae infect the brain —