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| Preferred Name | Taeniasis | |
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Taeniasis |
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| Definitions |
A parasitic infection caused by tapeworms of the genus Taenia. Humans are infected by eating undercooked or raw meat of infected animals. It is usually an asymptomatic infection and patients may become aware of the infection by noticing segments of the tapeworm in their feces. If symptoms are present, they include nausea, abdominal pain, indigestion, constipation, or diarrhea. |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C85180 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Intestinal infection with a human tapeworm (Taenia saginata, T. solium, T. asiatica), which is acquired by consumption of cysticerci in raw or undercooked food. Most infected people are asymptomatic and typically become aware of an infection via passing tapeworm segments in feces.
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C85180
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NICHD
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| DEFINITION |
A parasitic infection caused by tapeworms of the genus Taenia. Humans are infected by eating undercooked or raw meat of infected animals. It is usually an asymptomatic infection and patients may become aware of the infection by noticing segments of the tapeworm in their feces. If symptoms are present, they include nausea, abdominal pain, indigestion, constipation, or diarrhea.
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Taeniasis
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Taeniasis
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Taeniasis
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Thesaurus:C85180
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Disease or Syndrome
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0039254
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