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Paragonimiasis is a food-borne parasitic disease caused by several species of lung flukes belonging to genus Paragonimus. (wikipedia.org)
Not all Paragonimus species infect humans. (wikipedia.org)
Paragonimiasis is a food-borne infection caused by several species of the Paragonimus fluke. (cdc.gov)
Human paragonimiasis is a foodborne disease caused by trematode worms of the genus Paragonimus ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
Paragonimiasis is caused by ingestion of raw/undercooked freshwater crabs or crayfish infested by metacercariae of Paragonimus species. (cdc.gov)
Trematodes of the Paragonimus genus cause paragonimiasis, a parasitic disease that strikes carnivores, causing a subacute to chronic inflammatory disease of the lung. (medscape.com)
Of the 10 or more Paragonimus species that are human pathogens, only 8 cause significant infections in humans. (medscape.com)
This is an illustration of the life cycle of Paragonimus westermani, one of the causal agents of paragonimiasis. (medscape.com)
In Japan, transmission has also occurred following human ingestion of raw pork from wild pigs that contained the juvenile stages of Paragonimus species. (medscape.com)
Paragonimus species are endemic to Southeast Asia, Latin America (most commonly in Peru), and Africa (most commonly in Nigeria). (medscape.com)
Paragonimiasis is a vector-borne parasitic infection caused by trematodes of the genus Paragonimus (commonly known as lung flukes). (logicalimages.com)
Paragonimus westermani is the most important species affecting humans and is endemic to East Asia, while Paragonimus kellicotti has been reported in North America. (logicalimages.com)
Certain Paragonimus species of flukes cause infections of the lungs. (msdmanuals.com)
There are more than 30 species of Paragonimus, and 10 species can infect people, causing paragonimiasis. (msdmanuals.com)
Other Paragonimus species cause paragonimiasis in Africa, Central and South America, and rarely in North America. (msdmanuals.com)
Paragonimiasis is infection with the lung fluke Paragonimus westermani and related species. (msdmanuals.com)
30 species of Paragonimus exist and 10 have been reported to infect humans, P. westermani is the most frequent cause of disease. (msdmanuals.com)
Endemic foci with other Paragonimus species exist in West Africa and in parts of South and Central America. (msdmanuals.com)
Paragonimus westermani antigen specific IgG and IgG4 were detected in urine samples from paragonimiasis patients and the levels correlated well with those detected in the paired serum samples. (biomedcentral.com)
Paragonimiasis is a parasitic disease caused by several lung fluke species in the genus Paragonimus . (biomedcentral.com)
In this study, we report an ELISA to detect antibodies specific to Paragonimus antigens in urine samples from paragonimiasis patients which will be useful for the survey of the lung fluke infections. (biomedcentral.com)
Ovoid-shaped egg of Paragonimus species, with a thick shell, with one end slightly flattened. (blogspot.com)
The direct evaluation of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid showed the presence of yellowish brown eggs, thick-shelled with an obvious operculum, characteristic of Paragonimus species (Figure 2). (blogspot.com)
Based on the egg morphology, ovoid shape, eggshell and operculum, and epidemiology, the most likely species infecting this patient was Paragonimus mexicanus. (blogspot.com)
Paragonimiasis is a foodborne anthropozoonotic disease caused by the trematode Paragonimus species. (blogspot.com)
Paragonimus westermani is the most important and widely distributed of the many Paragonimus species that exist, and is frequently encountered in Southeast Asia and China, whereas P. kellicotti has been reported in North America. (blogspot.com)
Even though the species Paragonimus caliensis has been identified in animals, and there are some studies in humans in our area, the species of Paragonimus has not been determined so the predominant species is unknown. (blogspot.com)
morphological and molecular characterization of the metacercaria of paragonimus caliensis, as a separate species from p. mexicanus in costa rica. (liverpool.ac.uk)
the trematode paragonimus mexicanus is the etiological agent of paragonimiasis, a food-borne zoonotic disease in latin america. (liverpool.ac.uk)
this species, as well as paragonimus caliensis, have been reported from costa rica, but it is not known if the two are synonymous. (liverpool.ac.uk)

Diagnosis: pulmonary paragonimiasis. (blogspot.com)

Nevertheless, Ecuador is considered the country with the highest incidence of paragonimiasis in South America ( 5 ). (cdc.gov)
Paragonimiasis is less commonly found in West Africa and Central and South America. (medscape.com)
In South America, paragonimiasis has been reported from Mexico to Brazil, and the species have been named according to the country where they have been identified, hence their names: P. mexicanus (Mexico), P. peruvianus (Peru), P. ecuadoriensis (Ecuador). (blogspot.com)

Freshwater crab species of genera Potamiscus, Potamon, Paratelphusa, Eriocheir, Geothelphusa, Barytelphusa, crayfish species of genus Camberoides and shrimps of genera Acrohrachium and Caridina commonly serve as the secondary intermediate hosts. (wikipedia.org)
Since the early work of Gidley, many other studies on fossil horses have been made and the consensus is that the horse at Hagerman does belong in the modern genus Equus and that it is the same as the extinct species from Texas, simplicidens. (org.in)
Now three new species of the genus Cystomastacoides are described and the authors demonstrated some creativity when they named the species. (blogspot.com)
The genus has been known only from a single species, Cystomastacoides coxalis , which was found only in mainland China (Yunnan). (blogspot.com)
Asota plana is the first host record for the genus to which the new species belong. (blogspot.com)

Paragonimiasis is easily mistaken for other diseases with which it shares clinical symptoms, such as tuberculosis and lung cancer. (wikipedia.org)
Typical symptoms of acute paragonimiasis include fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea within 2-15 days of ingesting undercooked or raw crustaceans. (logicalimages.com)
Profuse expectoration, pleuritic chest pain, dyspnea, chronic cough, and intermittent hemoptysis collectively comprise symptoms of chronic pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis (typically 6 months after exposure). (logicalimages.com)
Symptoms of paragonimiasis depend largely on the worm burden of the host and are usually insidious in onset and mild in patients with chronic infections. (med-chem.com)
Chronic symptoms vary with species but include bloody diarrhea (eg, with S. mansoni , S. mekongi , S. intercalatum , and S. japonicum ) or hematuria (eg, with S. haematobium ). (merckmanuals.com)

Once the diagnosis is made, effective treatment for paragonimiasis is available from a physician. (cdc.gov)
Specimens were then sent to the Laboratory of Parasitology of the Universidad de las Americas in Quito, where diagnosis of paragonimiasis was made. (cdc.gov)
To obtain good compliance of people for the surveillance of paragonimiasis, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the diagnosis of paragonimiasis with unconcentrated urine samples was developed. (biomedcentral.com)
They were confirmed as paragonimiasis from their eating histories and clinical and serological diagnosis: eosinophilia, coughing, abnormal results of image diagnosis with X-ray and/or CT, and P. westermani- specific IgG positive. (biomedcentral.com)

Modern medicine successfully copes with paragonimiasis (lungs), cysticercosis (brain), echinococcosis (liver) and filariasis (lymphatic vessels). (parazitiintestinali.com)
Tissue - echinococcosis, paragonimiasis, cysticercosis and other parasites that can spread to all vital organs and affect them. (toxic-off.com)

The main trematode species known to cause paragonimiasis in Ecuador is P. mexicanus , although molecular characterization has not been performed extensively. (cdc.gov)
Metagonimus takahashii is a species of a trematode , or fluke worm, in the family Heterophyidae . (mdwiki.org)

Paragonimiasis is a zoonoses caused by infection with lung flukes (trematodes) of various species. (uab.edu)
There are many species of flukes. (msdmanuals.com)
Flukes are parasitic flatworms that infect various parts of the body (eg, blood vessels, gastrointestinal tract, lungs, liver) depending on the species. (msdmanuals.com)

While more than 40 species are recognized as parasites of mammals, only 8 cause significant human infections. (logicalimages.com)
Examples are the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis , Trichomonas vaginalis , Toxoplasma gondii , and enteric parasites such as Giardia intestinalis (also known as G. duodenalis or G. lamblia ) and Cryptosporidium species. (merckmanuals.com)
There are about 100 varieties of intestinal parasites, and there are a couple of dozen species for each section of the intestine. (parazitiintestinali.com)
The parasites are localized mainly in the intestines and liver, but some species can invade the lungs, heart, brain and other vital organs, which can lead to very serious consequences. (toxic-off.com)

The present study was first aimed to detect out residual pesticides in the snails collected at the endemic and non-endemic areas of paragonimiasis in Korea and to make relationship to the detectability of larval trematodes shed from the snails. (accesson.kr)
This malaco-ecological survey was done at 7 endemic and 3 non-endemic areas of paragonimiasis for about more than 2 years, May, 1984 through October, 1986. (accesson.kr)
Transmission of these species does not occur within the United States (including Puerto Rico) and Canada, but the disease may be present in travelers and immigrants from endemic areas. (merckmanuals.com)

The most common cause of human paragonimiasis is P. westermani, the oriental lung fluke. (wikipedia.org)
Human infection with P. westermani-the best understood species-occurs by eating inadequately cooked or pickled crab or crayfish that harbour metacercariae of the parasite. (wikipedia.org)
Animals such as pigs, dogs, and a variety of feline species can also harbor P. westermani. (wikipedia.org)
Twenty-seven paired urine and serum samples and eight urine samples obtained from 19 paragonimiasis westermani patients in Japan were used. (biomedcentral.com)

Manson's Tropical Infectious Diseases 24th ed. (published in 2023) describes that T. spiralis has several subspecies but according to NCBI Taxonomy Browser and the following articles subspecies written in Manson's are classified as species. (vaccipedia.jp)

By consuming infected animals of these reservoir species, even animals and humans that do not eat crustaceans directly can become infected. (wikipedia.org)
Other Asian species infecting humans include P. skrjabini , P. miyazakii , and P heterotremus . (uab.edu)
Human infections have been reported in 39 countries, with 9 species identified that cause infections in humans. (blogspot.com)
The most common species that infects humans is G spinigerum . (medscape.com)
Gnathostoma species survive in humans but cannot mature into adult worms capable of reproduction. (medscape.com)
about 35 nematode species occur in humans. (kryptonshuff759.click)

Eggs then develop in water for 2-3 weeks and ultimately release miracidia, which invade the first intermediate host (ie, a specific species of fresh water snail). (medscape.com)
Because it is a burrowing species and the eggs and snails occur in topsoil, decollate can be spread readily in container plants and soil that are moved. (moviecultists.com)
One European species, Trichobilharzia regenti , instead infects the bird host's nasal tissues and larvae hatch from the eggs directly in the tissue during drinking/feeding of the infected birds. (wikipedia.org)

[6] the foxglove species that is native to Africa, Ceratotheca triloba , resembles the poisonous plant but does not contain digitalis. (cloudfront.net)

Snail-borne parasitic diseases, such as angiostrongyliasis, clonorchiasis, fascioliasis, fasciolopsiasis, opisthorchiasis, paragonimiasis and schistosomiasis , pose risks to human health and cause major socioeconomic problems in many tropical and sub-tropical countries. (moviecultists.com)

Less frequent, but more serious cases of paragonimiasis occur when the parasite travels to the central nervous system. (cdc.gov)

We report a public health intervention for a cluster of paragonimiasis observed during the end of 2021‒May 2022, in San Lorenzo, Ecuador. (cdc.gov)

A commonly identified form of ectopic paragonimiasis involves parasite migration into the brain (typically causes meningoencephalitis or neurological deficits / seizures due to space occupying lesions / cysts, typically 12-16 months after exposure). (logicalimages.com)
For paragonimiasis, parasite-specific antibodies were shown in urine samples of rats infected with P. ohirai [ 22 ]. (biomedcentral.com)

It is caused by penetration into the body of various species of worms, of which in our time there are more than three hundred species. (toxic-off.com)

These penetrate many species of aquatic snails (first intermediate host) where they go through three distinct stages: first sporocysts, then rediae, and finally cercariae, also referred to as the larvae. (wikipedia.org)
Are snails an invasive species in California? (moviecultists.com)

In addition, Gnathostoma species commonly cause a parasitic eosinophilic meningitis, due to larval migration into the CNS. (medscape.com)

We report a cluster of paragonimiasis in a community in Ecuador, where active surveillance was set up after detection of the first 2 cases. (cdc.gov)

One of the most medically important snail species of Korea is Semisulcospira spp. (accesson.kr)
An invasive snail species is slowly but steadily taking over Southern California waterways . (moviecultists.com)
Still, it is estimated that there are 1,000 snail species that are endangered worldwide due to habitat destruction, pollution, drought or a spike in summer temperatures. (moviecultists.com)

The clinical manifestations depend on the infecting species and include gastroenteritis, involvement of the eyes, or disseminated infection. (merckmanuals.com)

As the symptom of paragonimiasis is not always severe, it will be sometimes difficult to obtain good compliance of the people. (biomedcentral.com)

They are ubiquitous in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial environments, where they often outnumber other animals in both individual and species counts, and are found in locations as diverse as mountains, deserts, and oceanic trenches . (kryptonshuff759.click)

This species occurs in Japan and Korea. (mdwiki.org)

The definitive host is defined as the animal species in which the Gnathostoma species reproduce. (medscape.com)
It is not surprising that more than 3/4 of all formal animal species with a DNA Barcode are arthropods. (blogspot.com)

It is a widespread moth species known to feed on multiple fig tree ( Ficus ) species. (blogspot.com)

the other Schistosoma species cause intestinal disease. (merckmanuals.com)

Other hosts include pigs, dogs, and a variety of feline species. (msdmanuals.com)

Although rare, paragonimiasis has been acquired in the United States, with multiple cases reported from the Midwest. (cdc.gov)

Several species that have different geographic distributions have been associated with human infection ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)

For other species, rodents and deer are also additional (paratenic) hosts. (wikipedia.org)

A widely referenced article published in 1993 estimated there may be over 1 million species of nematode. (kryptonshuff759.click)

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