METAZOANS (Trematodes/LUNG FLUKES) Flashcards

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Also known as the ‘Oriental lung fluke”

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paragonimus westermani

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First intermediate host of paragonimus westermani:

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Snail: Antemalania spps

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Second intermediate host of paragonimus westermani:

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Crustaceans: Sundathelphusa philippina (Mountain crab)

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Diseases caused by paragonimus westermani:

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  • Pulmonary granuloma
  • Fibrosis
  • Cerebral paragonimiasis
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Pulmonary granuloma caused by P. westermani is usually middiagnosed as:

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Pulmonary tuberculosis

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MOT of Paragonimus westermani:

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Ingestion of encysted metacercaria in 2nd IH

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