Caused by Echinococcus granulosus, hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation of tapeworms in the liver. It can affect other organs like lungs and brain. Dogs are the definitive host and harbor worms in the intestine. When people accidentally ingest the eggs of the parasite passed in its feces, through contaminated water, food and animal, the larvae encyst in the liver, lungs, brain and other organs.
Various treatment methods are available such as
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