Baylisascaris procyonis
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baylisascaris-procyonis-182-736164
title:
Baylisascaris procyonis
text:
Baylisascaris procyonis, also known by the common name raccoon roundworm, is a roundworm nematode, found ubiquitously in raccoons, the definitive hosts. It is named after H. A. Baylis, who studied them in the 1920s–30s, and Greek askaris. Baylisascaris larvae in paratenic hosts can migrate, causing larva migrans. Baylisascariasis as the zoonotic infection of humans is rare, though extremely dangerous due to the ability of the parasite's larvae to migrate into brain tissue and cause damage. Conce
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of roundworm
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baylisascaris_procyonis
date created:
2009-11-27T01:49:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T03:26:40Z
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