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Sparganosis

Definition

A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Spirometra. This disease presents with symptoms depending on the site of the infection. Transmission is by ingestion of contaminated water or ingestion of infected undercooked second intermediate hosts (such as fish, reptiles or amphibians). Confirmation is by identification of Spirometra eggs in a faecal sample.

Inclusions

  • Larval diphyllobothriasis
  • Spirometrosis

Also indexed as

Infection due to SparganumInfection due to Sparganum mansoniInfection due to Sparganum proliferumLarval diphyllobothriasisSparganosisSpirometrosisinfection by sparganuminfection by spirometra larvaelarval bothriocephalus infestationlarval dibothriocephaliasislarval dibothriocephaluslarval dibothriocephalus infestationlarval diphyllobothrium infestationlarval fish tapeworm infectionsparganosis - larval diphyllobothriasissparganum infestationspirometra larvae infestationspirometriosis

Nearby in Diseases due to cestodes