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CYSTISERCOSIS
CYSTISERCOSIS
SURGERY
Prevention
• The most effective preventive measures include strict
attention to personal hygiene, sexual habits, and
environmental sanitation. Removal of adult worms
from the patient once infection has been ascertained
is important in preventing autoinfection.
• Visitors to endemic areas should observe such
preventive measures as the boiling of drinking water
and avoiding salads and raw fruits and vegetables
without rinse.