echinococcosis

IPA: ɪkˈɪnʌkˈɔkˈoʊsɪs

(pathology) A potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm.

Examples of "echinococcosis" in Sentences

Diagnosis of echinococcosis is made by using imaging and serology techniques.
Echinococcosis is a disease that has been recognized by humans for centuries.
As of right now, there are no human vaccines against any form of echinococcosis.
Alveolar echinococcosis was suspected chronic malignant hepatic tumors or abscesses.
Increase in the number of cystic echinococcosis (CE) cases year by year was stressed.
The fox tapeworm is spread to humans in canine feces and can cause a fatal disease of the liver known as alveolar echinococcosis.
It was the first chance for Mongolian experts (clinicians, pathologists, parasitologists, biologists, epidemiologists, veterinarians and others working on echinococcosis) joined together.
The report, which covers 15 zoonotic infections, also provides data on other zoonoses, such as brucellosis, bovine tuberculosis and rabies, and the two parasitic zoonoses trichinellosis and echinococcosis.
Main discussion was as to how to introduce modern diagnostic tools for pre-surgical diagnosis, how to establish the national system for the data base of echinococcosis with the establishment of a network system by experts from different areas.