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taeniasis

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tae·ni·a·sis also te·ni·a·sis  (t-n-ss)
n.
Infestation with tapeworms.

taeniasis US, teniasis [tiːˈnaɪəsɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol infestation with tapeworms of the genus Taenia

taeniasis, teniasis
infestation by tapeworms.
See also: Infestation


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Taeniasis and cysticercosis Human cysticercosis may result from the ingestion of the eggs of Taenia species, particularly T.
examines the scientific and laboratory aspects of these diseases along with public health and social considerations, especially in the cases of infectious diseases, fluke infestation (including liver flukes and minute intestinal fluke infestation), taeniasis, roundworm infestation (including paragpnimiasis and trichinellosis), cryptosporidiosis, diseases from marine animal ingestion, botulism, brucellosis and related diseases, cholera, typhoid, and shigllosis.
Taeniasis is caused by taeniae, more commonly known as tapeworms.
 
 
 
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