Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The condition of being infested with cysticerci.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An infection with bladder-worms or larval tapeworms (cysticerci) of the genus Tænia.
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- noun medicine A common
parasitic infestation of thecentral nervous system , caused by theingestion ofeggs orlarvae of thetapeworm Taenia solium.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Parasitic diseases such as cysticercosis, Chagas disease, trichomoniasis and toxocariasis occur with high frequency in our inner cities, post-Katrina Louisiana, other parts of the Mississippi Delta, the border region with Mexico, and Appalachia.
Scientific American 2009
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In its first few weeks of operation, we already have seen patients with Chagas disease and cysticercosis.
Peter Hotez, M.D, Ph.D.: A New Tropical Medicine Clinic for 'Third World America' Peter Hotez 2011
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Another growing problem is cysticercosis, a parasitic brain infection that is now a leading cause of epilepsy, especially among some Hispanic populations.
Peter Hotez, M.D, Ph.D.: A New Tropical Medicine Clinic for 'Third World America' Peter Hotez 2011
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Taenia solium cysticercosis: host-parasite interactions and the immune response.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Taenia solium cysticercosis: host-parasite interactions and the immune response.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Consider cysticercosis, caused by ingestion of tapeworm larvae.
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Taenia solium cysticercosis: host-parasite interactions and the immune response.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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In recent years, as the immigrant population has spread, Dr. Sheffield said, cysticercosis has cropped up in states that have never had to deal with it before, including Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Oregon.
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But this is almost certainly the disease cysticercosis, caused by the larva of Taenia solium.
Bloodstream Tess Gerritsen 1998
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To find a case of cysticercosis here, in northern Maine, is unbelievable.
Bloodstream Tess Gerritsen 1998
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