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Hymenolepiasis
Hymenolepiasis: Introduction
Hymenolepiasis: A rare parasitic disease caused by a tapeworm called Hymenolepis nana or Hymenlepis dimunita. Infestation occurs through fecal contamination or by accidentally consuming insects that have eaten the parasitic eggs. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hymenolepiasis is available below.
Symptoms of Hymenolepiasis
See full list of 9 symptoms of Hymenolepiasis
Hymenolepiasis: Complications
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Causes of Hymenolepiasis
Read more about causes of Hymenolepiasis.
Treatments for Hymenolepiasis
- Niclosamide, praziquantel, nitazoxanide or albendazole
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Definitions of Hymenolepiasis:
Infection with tapeworms of the genus Hymenolepis. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Hymenolepiasis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hymenolepiasis, or a subtype of Hymenolepiasis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Hymenolepiasis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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