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fish tapeworm

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tapeworm /tape·worm/ (tāp´werm) cestode; a parasitic intestinal worm with a flattened, bandlike form.
armed tapeworm  Taenia solium.
beef tapeworm  Taenia saginata.
broad tapeworm  Diphyllobothrium latum.
dog tapeworm  Dipylidium caninum.
fish tapeworm  Diphyllobothrium latum.
hydatid tapeworm  Echinococcus granulosus.
pork tapeworm  Taenia solium.
unarmed tapeworm  Taenia saginata.

tapeworm
members of the genera Taenia, Diphyllobothrium, Dipylidium and Echinococcus; includes infestation with members of the tapeworm class Eucestoda. Most tapeworm infestations have little apparent effect on the health of farm livestock and are mostly esthetic problems in companion animals.

armed tapeworm
taeniasolium.
beef tapeworm
taeniasaginata.
broad tapeworm
dog tapeworm
dipylidiumcaninum.
fish tapeworm
hydatid tapeworm
echinococcusgranulosus.
pork tapeworm
taeniasolium.
unarmed tapeworm
taeniasaginata.

fish tapeworm
Diphyllobothrium latum A tapeworm that parasitizes freshwater fish of temperate zones in the Northern hemisphere Clinical Infection is usually limited to one worm, which causes CNS and GI symptoms, abdominal discomfort, weakness, loss of weight, malnutrition, and megaloblastic anemia Treatment Niclosamide


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