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| | #Redirect[[Diphyllobothrium]] |
| {{Diphyllobothriasis}}
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| ==Causes==
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| *Cestode [[Diphyllobothrium]] latum (the fish or broad tapeworm), the largest human tapeworm.
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| *Diphyllobothrium pacificum
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| *Diphyllobothrium cordatum
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| *Diphyllobothrium ursi
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| *Diphyllobothrium dendriticum
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| *Diphyllobothrium lanceolatum
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| *Diphyllobothrium dalliae
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| *Diphyllobothrium yonagoensis
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| ==Gallery==
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| Image: 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). <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).] ''<ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref></SMALL></SMALL>
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| </gallery>
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| ==References==
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| | [[Category:Emergency medicine]] |
| [[Category:Disease]] | | [[Category:Disease]] |
| [[Category: Foodborne illnesses]] | | [[Category:Up-To-Date]] |
| [[Category:Needs overview]] | | [[Category:Infectious disease]] |
| [[Category:Needs causes]] | | [[Category:Gastroenterology]] |
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