Disease or Syndrome
sparganosis
Subclass of:
Diphyllobothriasis
Definitions related to sparganosis:
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A condition resulting from infection with the second stage larvae of the parasite Spirometra.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Infection of animals, including fish and man, with a developmental stage of Diphyllobothrium. This stage has recently been referred to as a plerocercoid but the name sparganum has persisted. Therefore, infection of fish or other animals with the plerocercoid larvae is sparganosis. Fish-eating mammals, including man, are the final hosts.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Sparganosis is infection with larvae of Spirometra species or Sparganum proliferum tapeworms. Adult Spirometra species and Sparganum proliferum tapeworms infect dogs, cats, and other carnivores. Eggs are passed into freshwater where they are ingested by copepods (eg, Cyclops). Fish, reptiles, and amphibians (including frogs) ingest them...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Sparganosis is infection with larvae of Spirometra species or Sparganum proliferum tapeworms.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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