Moment of invasion/introduction/transmission of agents of disease, which reproduce inside the host. With respect to man there are main routes (e.g., eating plants infected with Fasciola metacercariae or pig meat with cysticercus of Taenia solium or uncommon, but also highly effective ones (e.g., eating infected raw liver in the case of Fasciola or imported sweet potatoes covered with eggs of Taenia solium, as was shown in a Jewish population).
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(2016). Infection. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_1600
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