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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as spargosis.

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  • noun A parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid larvae of diphyllobothroid tapeworms in the genus Spirometra.

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Examples

  • A disease called sparganosis, for example, is caused by a species of tapeworm that uses copepods as its intermediate host and matures inside a frog.

    Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009

  • A disease called sparganosis, for example, is caused by a species of tapeworm that uses copepods as its intermediate host and matures inside a frog.

    Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009

  • A disease called sparganosis, for example, is caused by a species of tapeworm that uses copepods as its intermediate host and matures inside a frog.

    Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009

  • According to the study, people can also catch certain diseases (trichinosis, pentastomiasis, gnathostomiasis and sparganosis) by eating reptile meat.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ani 2010

  • International Journal of Food Microbiology, which shows that people can catch certain diseases (trichinosis, pentastomiasis, gnathostomiasis and sparganosis) by eating the meat of reptiles such as crocodiles, turtles, lizards or snakes.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • This is the conclusion of a study published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology, which shows that people can catch certain diseases (trichinosis, pentastomiasis, gnathostomiasis and sparganosis) by eating the meat of reptiles such as crocodiles, turtles, lizards or snakes.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • This is the conclusion of a study published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology, which shows that people can catch certain diseases (trichinosis, pentastomiasis, gnathostomiasis and sparganosis) by eating the meat of reptiles such as crocodiles, turtles, lizards or snakes.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010

  • According to the study, people can also catch certain diseases (trichinosis, pentastomiasis, gnathostomiasis and sparganosis) by eating reptile meat.

    dailyindia.com News Feed 2010

  • According to the study, people can also catch certain diseases (trichinosis, pentastomiasis, gnathostomiasis and sparganosis) by eating reptile meat.

    dailyindia.com News Feed 2010

  • According to the study, people can also catch certain diseases (trichinosis, pentastomiasis, gnathostomiasis and sparganosis) by eating reptile meat.

    dailyindia.com News Feed 2010

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  • An invasive infection by a larval tapeworm, often of the eye, contracted by applying a poultice made of raw frog flesh.

    April 8, 2017