Echinococcus granulosus
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echinococcus-granulosus-317-7443878
title:
Echinococcus granulosus
text:
Echinococcus granulosus, also called the hydatid worm or dog tapeworm, is a cyclophyllid cestode that dwells in the small intestine of canids as an adult, but which has important intermediate hosts such as livestock and humans, where it causes cystic echinococcosis, also known as hydatid disease. The adult tapeworm ranges in length from 3 mm to 6 mm and has three proglottids ("segments") when intact—an immature proglottid, mature proglottid and a gravid proglottid. The average number of eggs per
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of flatworm
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinococcus_granulosus
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date modified:
2024-01-29T23:41:31Z
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