Explain the pathogenicity of Echinococcus.
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The two most important forms of the disease in humans are cystic echinococcosis (hydatidosis) and alveolar echinococcosis. Humans are infected through ingestion of parasite eggs in contaminated food, water or soil, or through direct contact with animal hosts....
Cystic echinocccosis (CE), also known as hydatid disease, is caused by infection with the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, a ~2-7 millimeter long tapeworm found in dogs (definitive host) and sheep, cattle, goats, and pigs (intermediate hosts)....
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Pathogenesis. Echinococcus' main method of harming the host comes from the cysts formed by the larvae form, not by the pathogen itself. The cysts, if developed enough, will swell and put pressure on the surrounding tissues, causing eventual blood vessel obstruction and necrosis of the tissue