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echinococcosis

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002011

An infection caused by the infestation of the larval form of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. The liver, lungs, and kidney are the most common areas of infestation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002011
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymshydatidosis
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2015; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsocestode infections; Echinococcus
TranslationsSpanish: equinococosis
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002011",
  "term": "echinococcosis",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An infection caused by the infestation of the larval form of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. The liver, lungs, and kidney are the most common areas of infestation.",
  "synonyms": [
    "hydatidosis"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "cestode infections",
    "Echinococcus"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2015",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "equinococosis"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/echinococcosis/"
}

Record 2,011 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.