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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for Tapeworms
  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. 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
  5. 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
  6. Malabsorption 
    ... of bacteria in the small bowel Parasite or tapeworm infection Surgery that removes all or part of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000299.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia 
    ... Crohn disease, celiac disease, infection with the fish tapeworm, or other problems that make it difficult for ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000574.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Cysticercosis 
    ... Taenia solium ( T solium ). It is a pork tapeworm that creates cysts in different areas in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000627.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Liver echinococcus - CT scan (image) 
    ... multiple cysts in the liver, caused by dog tapeworm (echinococcus). Note the large circular cyst (seen on ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1177.htm - Medical Encyclopedia