echinococcosis
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- Medical condition (new).name
- Echinococcosis
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Hydatid disease, hydatidosis, echinococcal disease, hydatid cyst
- Medical condition (new).image
- Echinococcus Life Cycle.svg
- Medical condition (new).caption
- Echinococcus granulosa life cycle (click to enlarge)
- Medical condition (new).field
- Infectious disease
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- Variable
- Medical condition (new).causes
- Tapeworm of the Echinococcus type
- Medical condition (new).diagnosis
- Medical imaging, blood tests
- Medical condition (new).prevention
- Vaccination of sheep, treating infected dogs
- Medical condition (new).treatment
- Conservative, medications, surgery
- Medical condition (new).medication
- Albendazole
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31 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Cause
- Hosts
- Life cycle
- Eggs
- Larval/hydatid cyst stage
- Adult worm
- Morphological differences
- Transmission
- Aberrant cases
- Diagnosis
- Classification
- Cystic
- Alveolar
- Polycystic
- Prevention
- Cystic echinococcosis
- Alveolar echinococcosis
- Polycystic echinococcosis
- Human vaccines
- Treatment
- Cystic
- Alveolar
- Polycystic
- Epidemiology
- Regions
- Deaths
- History
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by tapeworms of the Echinococcus type. The two main types of the disease are cystic echinococcosis and alveolar echinococcosis. Less common forms include polycystic echinococcosis and unicystic echinococcosis.
The disease often starts without symptoms and this may last for years. The symptoms and signs that occur depend on the cyst's location and size. Alveolar disease usually begins in the liver but can spread to other parts of the body, such as the lungs or brain. When the liver is affected, the patient may experience abdominal pain, weight loss, along with yellow-toned skin discoloration from developed jaundice. Lung disease may cause pain in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing.