Family: PARAGONIMIDAE Flashcards

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“Oriental lung fluke” “Plump fluke”

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Paragonimus westermanii

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Occurs as cyst in the lungs, rarely in the brain, spinal cord and other organs of a variety of wild and domestic animals (dog, cat, pig, goat, cattle, and man)

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Paragonimus westermanii

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Endemic in Bicol and Visayas (Leyte, Samar) region

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Paragonimus westermanii

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4
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1st I. H of Paragonimus westermanii

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Snail ( Brotea aspirata, Melania sp., Ampullaria sp.)

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1st I. H of Paragonimus westermanii

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Snail ( Brotea aspirata, Melania sp., Ampullaria sp.)

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2nd I. H of Paragonimus westermanii

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Crab (Parathelpusa mistio, Potaman sp, Sundathelpusa)

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Pathogenesis of Paragonimus westermanii

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Eosinophilic peritonitis
Pseudotubercles

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Life cycle of Paragonimus westermanii

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Eggs
snails
Crabs
Final host
Adult

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9
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Occurs as cyst in the lungs of wild animals, cat, dog and pig, rat, and man in North America

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Paragonimus kellicoti

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10
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Human zoonotic imporatance

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Paragonimus kellicoti

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11
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Occurs in the lungs of man

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Paragonimus ringeri

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12
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Treatment for paragonimus westermanii

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Albendazole
Penbendazole
Bithionol

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