Eukaryote
taenia solium
Subclass of:
Genus Tenia
Definitions related to taenia solium:
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A species of parasitic cestodes in the genus Taenia that is acquired through the ingestion of infected porcine tissue. Humans are the definitive host of the adult cestodes, resulting in taeniasis. Taenia solium also causes cysticercosis, a tissue infection caused by larval cysts, which results when humans serve as an intermediate host.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any cestode parasite that can be assigned to the species Taenia solium.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Species of tapeworm in the genus TAENIA, that infects swine. It is acquired by humans through the ingestion of cured or undercooked pork.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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