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| + | =====[[Taenia hydatigena]]===== | ||
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| + | =====Echinococcus granulosus===== | ||
| + | *Hydatid Disease | ||
| + | *final host | ||
| + | **dog, fox, and other canids | ||
| + | *intermediate host | ||
| + | **sheep most commonly affected | ||
| + | **ox and horses | ||
| + | NB: can also affect man - zoonosis | ||
| + | *'''hydatids''' - the cyst form | ||
| + | **develops from the ova | ||
| + | **occur in the lung and [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] | ||
| + | **cysts are usually multiple | ||
| + | **5-10cm in diameter | ||
| + | **contain a clear fluid with numerous scolices or '''"hydatid sand"''' | ||
| + | **the small calcified lesions that are sometimes present in the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] of sheep may represent degenerate hydatid cysts | ||
| + | **can be very prevalent in some geographical areas[[Category:Hepatitis,_Parasitic]] | ||
Revision as of 14:43, 7 June 2010
Liver Cestodes
Taenia hydatigena
Echinococcus granulosus
- Hydatid Disease
- final host
- dog, fox, and other canids
- intermediate host
- sheep most commonly affected
- ox and horses
NB: can also affect man - zoonosis
- hydatids - the cyst form
- develops from the ova
- occur in the lung and liver
- cysts are usually multiple
- 5-10cm in diameter
- contain a clear fluid with numerous scolices or "hydatid sand"
- the small calcified lesions that are sometimes present in the liver of sheep may represent degenerate hydatid cysts
- can be very prevalent in some geographical areas
Pages in category "Liver Cestodes"
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.