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of *T. saginata* and *T. asiatica* vary primarily because the former are musculotropic in cattle (especially in the liver), while the latter are viscerotropic in pigs. About 8–10 weeks after infection, metacestodes from cattle and swine become infectious to humans. Eggs from infected *T. solium* adults may spread the disease to humans when ingested via the fecal-oral pathway (**Table 1**).



#### **Table 1.**

*T. saginata, T. asiatica, and T. solium morphological and genetic differences [2–4].*
