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HYDATID DISEASE
Author(s) -
W H HARGREAVES
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1973.tb110650.x
Subject(s) - citation , computer science , information retrieval , library science
Hydatid disease (also known as hydatidosis or echinococcosis) is a potentially serious, sometimes fatal, condition caused by cysts containing the larval stages of the Echinococcus granulosus (E. granulosus) tapeworm (Dog Tapeworm). Adult E. granulosus tapeworms infect dogs and other canines, and the tapeworm eggs are shed in faeces of these infected animals. People become infected by ingesting (swallowing) the eggs. This can occur via hand-to-mouth transfer after handling dogs or objects contaminated with the eggs, or from consuming contaminated food or water.