Echinococcus Granulosus

 

Echinococcus is a genus of tiny tapeworms that cause echinococcosis (hydatid disease) in humans and animals. 

The history of Echinococcus spans more than two millennia, from ancient descriptions of hydatid cysts to modern molecular taxonomy. 

Around the 4th century BCE, Hippocrates described fluid-filled cysts in the liver that are believed to have been hydatid cysts. 

                                                     Life Cycle Of Echinococcus Granulosus 

 This dog–sheep cycle is the classic life cycle of Echinococcus granulosus and is responsible for most cases of cystic echinococcosis worldwide.

 

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