Unfortunately, in our time, it has long been impossible to surprise anyone with epidemics in the ranks of animals raised for human consumption. Cysticercosis or, in other words, Finnoz, which is most often diagnosed in pigs, is a complex and dangerous disease that has negative consequences even for people.
What kind of disease and what is dangerous
Cysticercosis disease is an active defeat of pigs and other livestock by the common pathogen Finn - the larva of an armed chainfish, which penetrates into the brain and muscles of animals at a fairly rapid pace, and then finds more profitable hosts for itself, in this case man.
This problem occurs in almost all regions, somewhere more, somewhere less, and is completely independent of the environmental performance of the area.
Often finnoz is manifested in areas of the central Nonchernozem zone, where it causes enormous damage to pig breeding as a whole - the rejected affected carcasses and the poor quality of pork meat, to which the method of capital disinfection was applied.
Medical specialists consider this disease to be one of the most dangerous parasitic lesions, since it is rather difficult to diagnose and cure it in a person. 
The danger of cysticercosis is precisely in the asymptomatic course of the early stages, so the patient turns to medical care for quite severe and complicated conditions associated with severe damage to internal organs when positive predictions for further treatment are almost impossible.
Did you know? More often you can hear the name not of pigs, but bullish tapewheat, but you shouldn’t put these parasites in one category, because they differ significantly from each other - first of all in size and some features. For example, a Finn, in contrast to a bovine parasite, is precisely an armed form of a chain that, in addition to four suckers, has a proboscis, additionally equipped with two rows of hooks.
Causative agent
As already mentioned, the causative agent of finnoza is a pork tapeworm (tapeworm), in which the strobilus reaches a length of up to 3 m and consists of 900 segments, and the scolex has two-row hooks ranging from 22 to 32 pieces.
Genital openings incorrectly alternate, and the hermaphroditic appearance of the segments is often wider than longer. Finns (cysticercus) in the body of a pig look like a small vial of liquid, which inside contains a head. 
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Life cycle
The armed form of the chainsaw initially develops on intermediate hosts (pigs or other animals), but its final owner is a person who becomes infected with cysticercosis by eating raw or poorly processed pork meat.
When it enters the human intestine, the membrane enveloping the cysticercus dissolves, and then the parasite is fixed on the mucous organ with its hooked suction cups, where it then begins to grow and develop rapidly (full maturity occurs within three months). 
Fully mature segments that contain eggs are already able to enter the external environment with human feces, where domestic pigs, by eating feces, again inhabit the parasites in their bodies.
The shell of eggs trapped in the pork digestive tract, when exposed to gastric juice, dissolves and thus gives the embryo of the chain with the help of six hooks to penetrate the mucous systems, blood vessels, brain and many other tissues of the animal organism.
Further, during the four-month period, the embryo develops into a 10-millimeter cysticercus, which has four suckers and a crown with hooks in the amount of from 22 to 28.
Important! Parasites, called pork chain, are practically not killed, they are able to maintain viability when dried for several months, and in a solution of bleach - up to 5 hours.
Pathogenesis
The pathogenic effect of the parasite manifests itself in the swine body in the early stages of the disease, when the larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to other systems and tissues, resulting in extensive intoxication (with organ injury) and allergic reactions due to the breakdown of waste products and the oncospheres of the chain.
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Clinical signs
Symptoms of this invasive lesion in pigs practically do not show up at all, and finnoz passes without any clinical disorders. Thus, the animal can be a carrier of cysticerci throughout its life.
An exception may be an extremely complicated form of cysticercosis, when the anemia may develop anemia, edema, a convulsive state, and even death (with intensive heart damage).
Pathological changes
Pathoanatomical negative changes in the organs of pig carcasses can be identified only posthumously, after slaughter. As a rule, atrophy and dystrophy of muscle fibers are observed in the areas affected by cysticercus, and parasites can also be found in the masticatory muscles. 
Diagnosis
So how do you identify dangerous for human health finnoznoe meat and make a clear diagnosis? Professional veterinary specialists can help in this difficult task, who will carry out a thorough examination of the animal carcass, mainly by an allergic or serological method of examination or by means of fluoroscopy.
Did you know? With cysticercosis, the parasites are able to sneak into the human brain, less often in skeletal muscles or eyes. Their life expectancy in the head can vary from 5 to 30 years.
Is treatment possible
In our time, various medicinal technologies have reached considerable heights, however, in the field of treatment of pig cysticercosis, progress is not so significant, and it is impossible to cure a sick animal.
Prevention
Certain veterinary and sanitary measures are carried out by both veterinary and medical specialists to prevent finnoza. 
Actions of veterinary workers:
- timely and mandatory veterinary examination of all post-slaughter carcasses at various enterprises;
- a ban on the illegal slaughter of cattle and the sale of meat products not examined by experts (in the markets, with hands);
- at the slightest detection of parasites in the cuts (more than three), the whole pig carcass must undergo urgent manipulation of disinfection;
- when observed in sections of the animal's body more than three larvae, the whole carcass together with the viscera indulges in full technical utilization;
- timely and strict veterinary and technical control over the sanitary condition of all farms and households;
- control of the assignment of tags to slaughtered pigs.
The actions of medical professionals:
- preventive deworming of farm and pigsty employees;
- timely education of the population about the danger of the disease, the dissemination of information relating to the questions about the correct choice of high-quality meat products;
- distribution of information about the dangers of raw meat (pork and beef).
Important! Frequent consumption of dry pumpkin seeds, which contain such compounds as cucurbitins, which, in turn, are an excellent anthelmintic agent, can also be a good prevention for humans.
In any case, in order not to risk your health, the health of your loved ones and your livestock, try to prevent any type of disease in time by complying with all the recommended sanitary requirements and rules.
