Tag: Neurocysticercosis

What is the News? According to a study, Neurocysticercosis(NCC) was one of the leading causes of seizures in developing countries particularly in areas without proper sanitation and where pig-rearing was widespread.  What is Neurocysticercosis(NCC)? Neurocysticercosis(NCC) is a zoonotic disease. It is a neurologic infection caused when a human consumes meat from — or is indirectly… Continue reading Neurocysticercosis: Worms thriving in brains, Assam’s tea garden workers lose lives, livelihoods