A woman who had experienced blurred vision was found to have a cyst filled with baby tapeworms behind her swollen eye. The 31-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital after suffering from ...

Cystic echinococcosis (Hydatid Disease) represents an emerging illness found in humans and livestock that arises as a result of eating infective eggs of the cestode parasite Echinococcus granulosus – ...

A study was conducted to determine the effects of storage at constant temperatures upon the survival of protoscolices of Echinococcus granulosus from hydatid cysts removed from infected sheep.

The fine structure of elements of the nervous systems of adults and protoscolices of Echinococcus granulosus is described. The lateral nerve trunks are composed of numerous unmyelinated fibers without ...

This article was updated on July 12. When the 35-year-old woman arrived at a hospital in France, she told doctors it felt like electric shocks were running down her legs. What's more, she felt weak ...

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Echinococcosis is a term used to describe a potentially lethal zoonotic disease caused by tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. Disease states can be further sub-classified into either cystic ...

Hydatid disease is a parasitic zoonosis caused primarily by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. It is endemic in many pastoral regions and typically manifests in the liver and lungs. However, ...

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