Problem
Alveolar hydatid disease
Other Names:
Echinococcus multilocularis Nature:
This is a very serious form of echinococcosis. The disease is transmitted to man through infected faeces of foxes and domestic cats and dogs. When infected, a person develops multiple small cysts that multiply rapidly. Usually occurring in the liver, the result is often fatal.
Incidence:
Alveolar hydatid disease is world-wide in occurrence, but most common in Europe, Russia, Japan, Alaska, Canada and the United States.
Broader Problems:
Echinococcosis Subject(s):
Medicine → Specific diseasesMedicine → Teeth, mouth
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems Date of last update
16.10.2020 – 17:36 CEST