Diseases

Taeniasis

Infection with tapeworms of the genus Taenia.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Infection with tapeworms of the genus Taenia.

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Synonyms

20 entry terms
  • Infections, Taenia
  • Taenia Infections
  • Infection, Taenia
  • Taenia Infection
  • Taeniases
  • Taenia brauni Infection
  • Taenia glomeratus Infection
  • Taenia multiceps Infection
  • Taenia serialis Infection
  • Taenia solium Infection
  • Infection, Taenia brauni
  • Infection, Taenia glomeratus
  • Infection, Taenia multiceps
  • Infection, Taenia serialis
  • Infection, Taenia solium
  • Taenia brauni Infections
  • Taenia glomeratus Infections
  • Taenia multiceps Infections
  • Taenia serialis Infections
  • Taenia solium Infections

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36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

tapeworm infect by Taenia but infect by Taenia larva (cysticerci) = CYSTICERCOSIS or NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS & by Taenia echinococcus or T. granulosus = ECHINOCOCCOSIS

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History Note

1968

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Previous Indexing

  • Cestode Infections (1966-1967)

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WC 838

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Taeniasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013622. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013622
  2. Taeniasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taeniasis
  3. Taeniasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1475667