Infection of S.<unk>  is termed sparagnosis. However, this term encompasses the entire genus<unk>  and is not specfic to S.<unk> . Sparagnosis due to S.<unk>  is rare. Adults<unk>  typically infect dogs, cats and other carnivores. They will reproduce in their intestines, and the eggs will be shed in their feces. Although humans can get infected with this parasite, they cannot contract it from the feces of an infected cat or dog. Sparagnosis refers specifically to the infection with<unk>  larvae and is endemic in animals but a rare condition for humans. In humans, the larvae are typically found in subcutaneous tissues or muscle, and will form slowly growing masses. Sometimes infection in humans can also involve genitourinary tract, pleural or abdominal cavity, and scrotum. Infection can also involve the central nervous system, but this is even less common. When the central nervous system is involved, symptoms may occur as many as twenty years after infection. These can include weakness, headache, seizures, numbness, tingling, or abnormal skin sensations. Because the masses are typically slow growing, they often resemble tumors on radio graphs. Additionally, larvae may create migratory lesions (also called wandering lesions) within tissue. These lesions are a large sign of infection.
Spirometra erinaceieuropaei
Wolfiporia extensa
Mycoplasma amphoriforme
Diphyllobothrium dendriticum
Madurella mycetomatis
Neorickettsia helminthoeca
Mycobacterium orygis
Cyclospora cayetanensis