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Echinococcus

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Echinococcus [ə‚kī·nə′kä·kəs]
(invertebrate zoology)
A genus of tapeworms.


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In Japan, it is characterized by alveolar, hepatic, and cerebral disorders in humans caused by the larval form (metacestode) of the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis.
Urban cycle of Echinococcus multilocularis in the City of Zurich, Switzerland.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Taenia echinococcus (TEE-nee-uh eh-kih-noh-KOH-kus)
 
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