| 中文名稱 | 馬及牛隻的麥地那蟲感染症 ─人畜共通傳染病 |
| 英文名稱 | Dracunculiasis in horses and cattle- zoonosis |
| 建立日期 | 2007/11/01 |
| 更新日期 | 2007/11/01 |
| 中文描述 | 麥地那線蟲(在亞洲和非洲)和D. INSIGNIS(在北美)是寄生蟲會存活於皮下組織,並且也許會導致潰瘍結節.有軼事的報導這蟲於馬和牛.結節通常是堅硬的.也許會有系統症狀在結節表面開口前不久.藉由觀察該結節裡的蟲診斷. |
| 英文描述 | DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS (in Asia and Africa) and D. INSIGNIS (in North America) are worms which live in the subcutanous tissue, and may cause nodules which ulcerate. There are anecdotal reports of this occurring in horses and cattle. Nodules are usually solitary. There may be systemic signs just before the nodules open to the surface. Dx by observation of the worm in the nodule. |