Paragonimus westermani
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Paragonimus westermani
Parasitology
Protozoa
Plasmodium species (Malaria)
Babesia
Giardia lamblia
Entamoeba histolytica (Amebiasis)
Cryptosporidium
Acanthamoeba
Naegleria fowleri (Primary amebic meningoencephalitis)
Toxoplasma gondii (Toxoplasmosis)
Trypanosoma brucei
Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease)
Trichomonas vaginalis
Leishmania
Worms
Loa loa (Eye worm)
Toxocara canis (Visceral larva migrans)
Onchocerca volvulus (River blindness)
Ascaris lumbricoides
Anisakis
Angiostrongylus (Eosinophilic meningitis)
Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus
Strongyloides stercoralis
Guinea worm (Dracunculiasis)
Wuchereria bancrofti (Lymphatic filariasis)
Trichinella spiralis
Enterobius vermicularis (Pinworm)
Trichuris trichiura (Whipworm)
Echinococcus granulosus (Hydatid disease)
Diphyllobothrium latum
Paragonimus westermani
Clonorchis sinensis
Schistosomes
Ectoparasites
Pediculus humanus and Phthirus pubis (Lice)
Sarcoptes scabiei (Scabies)
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Summary
Paragonimus westermani, also known as the lung fluke, is a parasitic flatworm that can infect humans and animals, causing a disease called paragonimiasis. The infection is acquired by eating raw or undercooked crustaceans, such as crabs and crayfish, that are infected with this parasite. Paragonimiasis can be present in two forms: the pulmonary, and extrapulmonary forms.
People with the pulmonary form of paragonimiasis present with fever, night sweats, productive cough, hemoptysis, and pleural effusions. The extrapulmonary manifestation of paragonimiasis depends on the affected organs. In cerebral paragonimiasis, there is headache, vomiting, and seizures. Abdominal paragonimiasis there is abdominal pain, hematochezia, and nausea and vomiting.
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