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Taenia solium

Species of tapeworm in the genus TAENIA, that infects swine. It is acquired by humans through the ingestion of cured or undercooked pork.
(Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification)

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Figure 1. <i>Taenia solium</i> shown by hematoxylin and eosin stain of resected thecal cyst, with cyst wall A and mineralized calcareous bodies B.

Figure 1. Taenia solium shown by hematoxylin and eosin stain of resected thecal cyst, with cyst wall A and mineralized calcareous bodies B.

Notes

For Figure 1, please refer to the Welcome and Contributing Authors page for the list of IDSA 2008 Contributors. Figure 1 and the related case were originally presented at the joint Annual Meeting of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC, 48th meeting) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2008 (IDSA, 46th meeting) during an interactive session on Fellows' Day. Copyright 46th Annual Meeting of Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), 2008. Used with permission.

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