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Abstract
A genus of tapeworm, containing several species, found as adults in birds and mammals. The larvae or cysticercoid stage develop in invertebrates. Human infection has been reported and is probably acquired from eating inadequately cooked meat of animals infected with the second larval stage known as the tetrahythridium.
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- Mesocestoide
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Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
infection: coordinate with CESTODE INFECTIONS; coordinate with specific helminth terms (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc.) if pertinent
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History Note
91(87); was see under CESTODA 1987-90; was MESOCESTROIDES see under CESTODA 1986
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- Cestoda (1966-1985)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Mesocestoides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008645. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008645
- Mesocestoides. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesocestoides
- Mesocestoides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12270752