Sparganosis (larval diphyllobothriasis)

Introduction: Sparganosis (larval diphyllobothriasis)

Description of Sparganosis (larval diphyllobothriasis)

Sparganosis (larval diphyllobothriasis): 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.
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Sparganosis (larval diphyllobothriasis): Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Sparganosis (larval diphyllobothriasis):

• Sparganosis
• Larval
• Diphyllobothriasis (3 causes)
• Infection (1293 causes)
• Infection symptoms (1293 causes)
• Animals
• Fish
• Fish diseases
• Stage
• Diphyllobothrium

Terms associated with Sparganosis (larval diphyllobothriasis):

Terms Similar to Sparganosis (larval diphyllobothriasis):

• Spirometra

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Hierarchical classifications of Sparganosis (larval diphyllobothriasis)

The following list attempts to classify Sparganosis (larval diphyllobothriasis) into categories where each line is subset of the next.

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Other cestode infection
• Helminth infection, unspecified
• Unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

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• Medcyclopaedia - Sparganosis
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