Somatic Tæniasis (Solium Cysticercosis) *Paper rearranged by the editor.
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A Case of Cysticercosis
1 By D. J.! REDDY, m.d. Department of ForensicT^Medieine, Andhra Medical College, Vizagapatam Cysticercosis is the term given to the somatic infestation of man by cysticercus cellulosse, the larval or bladder worm stage of Tccnia solium. There is no authentic record of the infestation of man by cysticercus bovis?the corresponding stage of Tienia saginata. Man is the definitive host of Tccnia so...
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دوره 81 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 1946