🪱 Human cystic echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus.......👀 ECHINOCOCCOSIS OCCURS IN 4 FORMS: • cystic echinococcosis, also known as hydatid disease or hydatidosis, caused by infection with a species complex centred on Echinococcus granulosus • alveolar echinococcosis, caused by infection with E. multilocularis • 2 forms of neotropical echinococcosis: polycystic caused by infection with E. vogeli; and unicystic caused by E. oligarthrus 》》---------