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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > parasitoses > helminthiasis > cestode infections > taeniasis > cysticercosis
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > parasitoses > helminthiasis > cestode infections > taeniasis > cysticercosis
Preferred Term:

cysticercosis

Definition:
Infection with cysticercus, the larval form of the various tapeworms of the genus Taenia (usually T. solium in man). In humans they penetrate the intestinal wall and invade subcutaneous tissue, brain, eye, muscle, heart, liver, lung, and peritoneum. Brain involvement results in neurocysticercosis.
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Broader Concept:
taeniasis
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/24142
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