Diphyllobothriasis classification: Difference between revisions
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Enterobiasis is caused by these species of diphyllobothrium: | Enterobiasis is caused by these species of diphyllobothrium: | ||
*[[Diphyllobothrium]] latum (the fish or broad tapeworm), the largest human tapeworm. | *[[Diphyllobothrium]] latum (the fish or broad tapeworm), the largest human tapeworm. | ||
*Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense | *''Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense'' | ||
*Diphyllobothrium dendriticum | *''Diphyllobothrium dendriticum'' | ||
*Diphyllobothrium cameroni | *''Diphyllobothrium cameroni'' | ||
*Diphyllobothrium cordatum | *''Diphyllobothrium cordatum'' | ||
*Diphyllobothrium hians | *''Diphyllobothrium hians'' | ||
*Diphyllobothrium lanceolatum | *''Diphyllobothrium lanceolatum'' | ||
*Diphyllobothrium orcini | *''Diphyllobothrium orcini'' | ||
*Diphyllobothrium pacificum | *''Diphyllobothrium pacificum'' | ||
*Diphyllobothrium stemmacephalum | *''Diphyllobothrium stemmacephalum'' | ||
*Diphyllobothrium scoticum | *''Diphyllobothrium scoticum'' | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
There is no known classification for diphyllobothriasis but it may be classified on the basis of the organisms causing it.
Classification
Enterobiasis is caused by these species of diphyllobothrium:
- Diphyllobothrium latum (the fish or broad tapeworm), the largest human tapeworm.
- Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense
- Diphyllobothrium dendriticum
- Diphyllobothrium cameroni
- Diphyllobothrium cordatum
- Diphyllobothrium hians
- Diphyllobothrium lanceolatum
- Diphyllobothrium orcini
- Diphyllobothrium pacificum
- Diphyllobothrium stemmacephalum
- Diphyllobothrium scoticum
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![Photomicrograph reveals the presence of a cestode, Diphyllobothrium latum, or “broad” tapeworm, egg, which is described as oval or ellipsoidal, and range in size from 55µm to 75µm by 40µm to 50µm (400X mag). From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/images/8/81/Diphyllobothriasis06.jpeg)
Photomicrograph reveals the presence of a cestode, Diphyllobothrium latum, or “broad” tapeworm, egg, which is described as oval or ellipsoidal, and range in size from 55µm to 75µm by 40µm to 50µm (400X mag). From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]
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![Micrograph reveals an egg of tapeworm cestode parasite Diphyllobothrium latum. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/images/5/5a/Diphyllobothriasis02.jpeg)
Micrograph reveals an egg of tapeworm cestode parasite Diphyllobothrium latum. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]
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![Photomicrograph revealed the presence of a cestode, Diphyllobothrium latum, or “fish” or “broad” tapeworm, egg (128X mag). From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/images/7/71/Diphyllobothriasis01.jpeg)
Photomicrograph revealed the presence of a cestode, Diphyllobothrium latum, or “fish” or “broad” tapeworm, egg (128X mag). From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]
![Photomicrograph reveals the presence of a cestode, Diphyllobothrium latum, or “broad” tapeworm, egg, which is described as oval or ellipsoidal, and range in size from 55µm to 75µm by 40µm to 50µm (400X mag). From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/index.php/File:Diphyllobothriasis06.jpeg)
![Micrograph reveals an egg of tapeworm cestode parasite Diphyllobothrium latum. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/index.php/File:Diphyllobothriasis02.jpeg)
![Photomicrograph revealed the presence of a cestode, Diphyllobothrium latum, or “fish” or “broad” tapeworm, egg (128X mag). From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/index.php/File:Diphyllobothriasis01.jpeg)