NCIt definition : A parasitic infection caused by tapeworms of the genus Taenia. Humans are infected
by eating undercooked or raw meat of infected animals. It is usually an asymptomatic
infection and patients may become aware of the infection by noticing segments of the
tapeworm in their feces. If symptoms are present, they include nausea, abdominal pain,
indigestion, constipation, or diarrhea.;
Alternative definition : NICHD: Intestinal infection with a human tapeworm (Taenia saginata, T. solium, T.
asiatica), which is acquired by consumption of cysticerci in raw or undercooked food.
Most infected people are asymptomatic and typically become aware of an infection via
passing tapeworm segments in feces.;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping