sarcocystosis


sarcocystosis

 [sahr″ko-sis-to´sis] infection with protozoa of the genus Sarcocystis; in humans it is usually asymptomatic but may be manifested either by muscle cysts associated with myositis or myocarditis or by intestinal infection. It is usually transmitted by the eating of raw or undercooked beef or pork containing sporocysts of the parasites or by ingestion of sporocysts from the feces of an infected animal, usually in contaminated soil.

sar·co·cys·to·sis

(sar'kō-sis-tō'sis), Infection with protozoan parasites of the genus Sarcocystis.