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. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. Mg. 105.—CV««- cercus, or larval Tape-worm. Pig. 106.—Head of Taenia acantkolrias (Cyeticercus) enlarged, showing the suckers (S) and circle of hooks. cus in the brain. " Cysticerci may develop themselves in almost any situation in the human body, but they occur most frequently in the subcutaneous, areolar, and intermus- cular connective tissue ; next, most commonly in the brain and eye ; and, lastly, in the substance of the heart and other viscera of the trunk " (Cobbold). Among the preventive rem- edies against tape-worms is t
. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. Mg. 105.—CV««- cercus, or larval Tape-worm. Pig. 106.—Head of Taenia acantkolrias (Cyeticercus) enlarged, showing the suckers (S) and circle of hooks. cus in the brain. " Cysticerci may develop themselves in almost any situation in the human body, but they occur most frequently in the subcutaneous, areolar, and intermus- cular connective tissue ; next, most commonly in the brain and eye ; and, lastly, in the substance of the heart and other viscera of the trunk " (Cobbold). Among the preventive rem- edies against tape-worms is the disuse of raw or underdone pork, and " measly" pork—, the flesh of swine contain- ing the little bladder-like vesicles. Cysticerci, or larval tape- worms, can be readily distinguished, but when thoroughly cooked are harmless, as the temperature of boiling water is. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. New York : Henry Holt
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