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Echinococcus Species: Agents of Echinococcosis

Echinococcus Granulosus Description of the Pathogen Echinococcus granulosus , which causes cystic echinococcosis, is a cestode whose life cycle involves dogs and other canids as definitive hosts for the intestinal tapeworm. Domestic and wild ungulates are intermediate hosts for the…

Blood and Tissue Nematodes: Filarial Worms

Human filariasis encompasses parasitic infections caused by several species of tiny, thread-like nematode worms that affect the skin, lymphatic vessels, and connective and subcutaneous tissues. Although rarely a direct cause of death, some filarial worms, especially the three species causing…