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echinococcus disease
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Echinococcus multilocularis — is a cyclophyllid cestode that, like Echinococcus granulosus , produces hydatid disease in many mammals, including rodents and humans. Unlike E. granulosus, E multilocularis produces many small cysts ( multilocular infection ) that spread… … Wikipedia
echinococcus — [ē kī΄nō käk′əs, ek΄i nōkäk′əs] n. 〚ModL /span> ECHINO + COCCUS〛 any of a genus (Echinococcus) of tapeworms that cause disease in mammals: see HYDATID * * * e·chi·no·coc·cus (ĭ kī nə kŏkʹəs) n … Universalium
echinococcus — [ē kī΄nō käk′əs, ek΄i nōkäk′əs] n. [ModL < ECHINO + COCCUS] any of a genus (Echinococcus) of tapeworms that cause disease in mammals: see HYDATID … English World dictionary
Echinococcus — Taxobox name = Echinococcus regnum = Animalia phylum = Platyhelminthes classis = Cestoda ordo = Cyclophyllidea familia = Taeniidae genus = Echinococcus subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = * Echinococcus granulosus * Echinococcus… … Wikipedia
Echinococcus — A tiny parasitic tapeworm. The larval stage of this tapeworm can cause human disease. There are three forms of Echinococcus that affect humans E. (Echinococcus) granulosus, E. multilocularis, and E. vogeli and each has a different geographic… … Medical dictionary
Echinococcus granulosus — Taxobox name = Echinococcus granulosus image caption = E. granulosus scolex regnum = Animalia phylum = Platyhelminthes classis = Cestoda ordo = Cyclophyllidea familia = Taeniidae genus = Echinococcus species = E. granulosus binomial =… … Wikipedia
Disease, alveolar hydatid (AHD) — A parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of a microscopic tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. AHD is found worldwide, mostly in northern latitudes. in central Europe, Russia, China, Central Asia, Japan, and North America. In North America … Medical dictionary
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Echinococcus granulosus — a small tapeworm parasitic in dogs, wolves, and occasionally cats. Its larva may develop in nearly any mammal, forming unilocular hydatid cysts in the liver, lungs, kidneys, and other organs. See unilocular hydatid disease, under disease … Medical dictionary
Echinococcus multilocularis — a species whose adults usually parasitize foxes and wild rodents, although humans are sporadically infected. Its larvae form multilocular alveolar hydatid cysts rather than the more common unilocular cysts. See alveolar hydatid disease, under… … Medical dictionary
