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Results 1 - 10 of 22 for tapeworm
  1. Tapeworm infection - beef or pork 
    Beef or pork tapeworm infection is an infection with the tapeworm parasite found in beef or pork. ... Tapeworm infection is caused by eating the raw or undercooked meat of infected animals. Cattle usually carry ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001391.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Tapeworm infection - hymenolepis 
    ... an infestation by one of two species of tapeworm: Hymenolepis nana or Hymenolepis diminuta . The disease is ... A stool exam for the tapeworm and its eggs confirms the diagnosis.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001378.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Fish tapeworm infection 
    Fish tapeworm infection is an intestinal infection with a parasite found in fish. ... The fish tapeworm ( Diphyllobothrium latum ) is the largest parasite that infects humans. Humans become infected when they eat raw or undercooked ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001375.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Tapeworm Infection (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../symptoms-causes/syc-20378174?p=1 - External Health Links
  5. Albendazole 
    ... to treat neurocysticercosis (infection caused by the pork tapeworm in the muscles, brain, and eyes that may ... cystic hydatid disease (infection caused by the dog tapeworm in the liver, lung, and lining of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a610019.html - Drugs and Supplements
  6. Dipylidium (Dog and Cat Flea Tapeworm) FAQs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/dipylidium/faqs.html - External Health Links
  7. Echinococcosis 
    ... by either the Echinococcus granulosus or Echinococcus multilocularis tapeworm. The infection is also called hydatid disease. ... Humans become infected when they swallow the tapeworm eggs in ... the body. A cyst is a closed pocket or pouch. The cysts keep ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000676.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Parasitic Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Parasites are living things that use other living things - like your body - for food and a place to live. You can get them from contaminated food or water, a bug bite, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/parasiticdiseases.html - Health Topics
  9. Cyst 
    ... parasites, such as some types of roundworms and tapeworms, can form cysts within the muscles, liver, brain, ... Elsevier; 2021:chap 1. Fairley JK, King CH. Tapeworms (cestodes). In: Bennett JE, Dolin R, Blaser MJ, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003240.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Praziquantel 
    ... used to treat certain other worm infestations, including tapeworm (a type of worm that may attach to ... have ocular cysticercosis (infestation with a type of tapeworm that forms cysts in the eyes). Your doctor ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a608048.html - Drugs and Supplements
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