Preferred Label : sparganosis;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : sparganoses;
MeSH annotation : tapeworm infect; see note under SPARGANUM; infect at larval stage: DIPHYLLOBOTHRIASIS
is infect by adult;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparganosis;
Origin ID : D013031;
UMLS CUI : C0037753;
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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.