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Spirometra
Spirometra is a genus of Pseudophyllid cestode that reproduces in canines and felines but which can cause pathology in humans. As an adult, this tapeworm lives in the small intestine of its definitive host and produces eggs that pass with the animal's feces. The eggs hatch into coracidia which are eaten by copepods which become infected themselves. In the copepod, the worm forms a procercoid, which is infective to vertebrates that ingest them. Often, because the copepods are so small, vertebrates ingest copepods accidentally by drinking them. In the vertebrate, the worms enter the plerocercoid stage. The plerocercoids pass through several paratenic hosts before reaching a suitable definitive host where it can mature. Once eaten by a canid or felid, the tapeworm matures and begins producing eggs. Theoretically, a canid or felid that ate an infected human could become infected. In paratenic hosts, plerocercoids move to subcutaneous tissues and the eye from the small intestine, causing pain, edema, and inflammation. A few humans have died from this kind of infection, called sparaganosis. The only way to treat this condition is with surgery.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Spirometra
A genus of tapeworms of the family Diphyllobothriidae, which are parasites of fish-eating cats, dogs, and birds. Infection in man is caused by eating undercooked fish. The larval form is called SPARGANUM.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of spirometra in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of spirometra in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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