Snail Fever Flashcards
1
Q
Snail Fever is based on data collected from the island of ____
A
Leyte
2
Q
Who discovered the causative agent in 1904?
A
Dr. Fujiro Katsurada
3
Q
Adult worms live in the ____ blood vessels
A
mesenteric portal venous
4
Q
Eggs can cause intestinal abscess resulting in _____
A
dysentery and high fever
5
Q
Control campaigns in Japan
A
- Vegetation clearing
- Molluscicide
- rearrangement of arable land
- cement lining of irrigation ditches
6
Q
Aquatic plants such as ____ intercept the streams but are refused to be cut down as it provides roofing materials
A
lumbia
