Q. Consider the following statements about Neurocysticercosis:
1. It cannot spread from humans to humans.
2. It is a neurologic infection caused when a human consumes meat from or comes in contact with a pig infected with tapeworm.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
Answer: C
Notes:
About Neurocysticercosis (NCC):
- It is a zoonotic disease.
- It is a neurologic infection caused when a human consumes meat from or comes in contact with a pig infected with tapeworm.
- The eggs of the tapeworm invade the muscles of the human body to make cysts. Sometimes these cysts get into people’s brains, triggering epileptic seizures, headaches, difficulty with balance and excess fluid around the brain.
- Those with NCC cannot spread the disease to other people.
Source: ForumIAS
