**3. The danger of cysticercosis in human**

Human cysticercosis can result in devastating effects on human health. The larvae (cysticerci) may develop in the muscles, skin, eyes, and the central nervous system. When cysts develop in the brain, the condition is referred to as neurocysticercosis (NCC). Symptoms include severe headache, blindness, convulsions, and epileptic seizures can be fatal. In developing countries, cysticercosis affects mainly the health and livelihoods of subsistence farmers and reduces the market value of pigs by making the pork unsafe to eat [4, 5].

In developing countries, the endemic human cysticercosis associated with epilepsy is relatively common but rarely reported due to fear of stigmatization. The risk factors for human cysticercosis are closely associated with the characteristics of smallholder or backyard pig farming systems prevalent in this region, which tends to affect poor control and are hampered by infrastructural and financial resources coupled with inadequate information about the eradication and distribution of the disease. The human populations considered to be at the highest risk of infection are those who earn their livelihood wholly or partially through livestock rearing, including pigs, and have limited access to good sanitation [2, 3].
