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Diphyllobothriasis

Medical Definition: Infection with tapeworms of the genus Diphyllobothrium.
Guide Notes: tapeworm infect; consider also SPARGANOSIS (infection at larval stage)
Previously Indexed: Cestode Infections (1966-1967)
Diphyllobothriasis Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Sparganosis - 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.

Diphyllobothriasis Medical Definitions and Terms

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