Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
fish-tapeworm infection — ingesting the larvae of the tapeworm Diphyllobothrium latum through eating undercooked fish. More common in cold, fresh lakes such as the Great Lakes. The adult worm can reach 30 feet in length in the human intestine, causing blood in the faeces… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Tapeworm infection — Tapeworm infestation Classification and external resources ICD 10 B67 B71 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
tapeworm infection — noun intestinal infection by a species of parasitic tapeworm; usually the result of eating inadequately cooked meat or fish • Hypernyms: ↑infection … Useful english dictionary
Fish diseases and parasites — This gizzard shad has VHS, a deadly infectious disease which causes bleeding. It afflicts over 50 species of freshwater and marine fish in the northern hemisphere.[1] Like humans and other animals, fish suffer from diseases and parasites. Fish… … Wikipedia
diphyllobothriasis — Infection with the cestode Diphyllobothrium latum; human infection is caused by ingestion of raw or inadequately cooked fish infected with the plerocercoid larva. Leukocytosis and eosinophilia may occur; if the worm is high enough in the… … Medical dictionary
Diphyllobothrium — Proglottids of D. latum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Diphyllobothriasis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 B70.0 ICD 9 123.4 … Wikipedia
Cestoda — This article describes the flatworm. For the medical condition, see Tapeworm infection. Tapeworm redirects here. For the band, see Tapeworm (band). For the early name for a computer worm , see Computer worm. Cestoda Scientific classification … Wikipedia
animal disease — ▪ non human Introduction an impairment of the normal state of an animal that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. Concern with diseases that afflict animals dates from the earliest human contacts with animals and is reflected… … Universalium
Clonorchiasis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 B66.1 ICD 9 121.1 … Wikipedia
