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what is 'paragonimiasis - parasitic lung infection '?
Definition for paragonimiasis
Paragonimiasis is a food-borne parasitic infection caused by the lung fluke, most commonly Paragonimus westermani.
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Paragonimiasis is a food-borne parasitic infection caused by the lung fluke, most commonly Paragonimus westermani. Infection in humans mainly occurs by ingestion of raw or undercooked freshwater crabs or crayfishes. It infects an estimated 22 million people worldwide.
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Paragonimiasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paragonimiasis is a food-borne parasitic infection caused by the lung fluke, ... Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragonimiasis" ...
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Paragonimiasis: Trematodes (Flukes): Merck Manual Professional
Paragonimiasis(Oriental Lung Fluke Infection; Endemic Hemoptysis) ... Paragonimiasis is infection with the lung fluke Paragonimus westermani and related sp. ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec14/ch183/ch183g.html
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Paragonimiasis
Human infection with P. westermani occurs by eating inadequately cooked or pickled crab or crayfish that harbor the parasite.
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/paragonimiasis
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Paragonimiasis: Trematodes (Flukes): Merck Manual Professional
Paragonimiasis is infection with the lung fluke Paragonimus westermani and related sp. Human infection is through raw, pickled, or poorly cooked freshwater ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec14/ch183/ch183g.html
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Diseases & Conditions A-Z Index - P
Skip directly to search Skip directly to A to Z list Skip directly to ... Paragonimiasis ? see Paragonimus Infection. Paragonimus Infection [Paragonimiasis] ...
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EID V3N3, Emerging and Reemerging Helminthiases and the Public Health ...
Paragonimiasis is estimated to occur in 1 million Chinese, and ... Studies on clinical manifestations, diagnosis and control of paragonimiasis in China. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/Vol3no3/hotez.htm
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Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Pneumonia: Merck Manual Home Edition
Community-acquired pneumonia develops in people with limited or no contact with ... Dirofilaria immitis (dirofilariasis), and Paragonimus westermani (paragonimiasis) ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/print/sec04/ch042/ch042b.html
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Food | CDC DPD
Numerous parasites can be transmitted by food including many protozoa and helminths. ... Paragonimiasis (Paragonimus Infection) Back to Top. T ...
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Eosinophilia: Eosinophilic Disorders: Merck Manual Professional
Ear, Nose, Throat, and Dental Disorders. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders ... ascariasis, strongyloidiasis, hookworm infection, clonorchiasis, paragonimiasis, ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec11/ch139/ch139b.html
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Fascioliasis: Trematodes (Flukes): Merck Manual Professional
Ear, Nose, Throat, and Dental Disorders. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders ... Related Trematode Infections· Opisthorchiasis· Paragonimiasis· Schistosomiasis ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec14/ch183/ch183c.html
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CDC - Gnathostomiasis: An Emerging Imported Disease
Suggested citation for this article: Moore DAJ, McCrodden ... 13 samples from patients with paragonimiasis which gave a weak reaction against this antigen (5) ...
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Paragonimiasis: Trematodes (Flukes): Merck Manual Professional. Paragonimiasis is infection with the lung fluke Paragonimus westermani and related sp. ...
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Index: PA: Merck Manual Home Edition
Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders. Cancer. Children's Health Issues. Digestive Disorders ... Paragonimiasis. Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Parasites ...
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Eosinophilic Effusion in Gnathostomiasis | CDC EID
Hopital Nord, Marseille, France; and ?Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, ... set of examinations involving reactivities to schistosomiasis, paragonimiasis, ...
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Paragonimiasis is infection with the lung fluke Paragonimus westermani and related sp. ... Section Infectious Diseases Subject Trematodes (Flukes) Paragonimiasis. ...
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Division of Parasitic Diseases - Paragonimus Infection
Paragonimus Infection. Paragonimus Infection. Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Emerging and Reemerging ... This page last reviewed October 15, 1999 ...
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Approach to Parasitic Infections: Infectious Diseases: Merck Manual ...
Ear, Nose, Throat, and Dental Disorders. Endocrine and ... Paragonimiasis. IB, EIA. Schistosomiasis. EIA, IB. Tapeworms. Cysticercosis. IB, EIA. Echinococcosis ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec14/ch181/ch181a.html
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2009 MeSH Tree Structures. C03 - Parasitic Diseases
Home > Library Catalogs and Services > MeSH. MeSH Tree ... Central Nervous System Parasitic ... Paragonimiasis [C03.335.865.741] Schistosomiasis ...
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Index: BR: Merck Manual Professional
Ear, Nose, Throat, and Dental Disorders. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders ... paragonimiasis of. Paragonimiasis: Symptoms, Signs, and Diagnosis. plasticity of ...
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Paragonimus westermani - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Information from Wikipedia on this lung fluke that can cause the disease Paragonimiasis, and the life cycle of the parasite. ... Pleural Paragonimiasis In A ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragonimus_westermani
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Index: PA: Merck Manual Professional
Ear, Nose, Throat, and Dental Disorders. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders. Eye Disorders ... Paragonimiasis. Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Etiology ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index/ind_pa.html
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Index: LU: Merck Manual Professional
Ear, Nose, Throat, and Dental Disorders. Endocrine and ... Paragonimiasis. Lungs. see also Pulmonary. see also Respiratory. ?1-antitrypsin deficiency and ...
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Hookworm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The hookworm is a parasitic nematode worm that lives in the ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hookworm
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Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Pneumonia: Merck Manual Professional
Introduction· Aspiration Pneumonitis and Pneumonia·Community-Acquired Pneumonia ... Dirofilaria immitis (dirofilariasis), and Paragonimus westermani (paragonimiasis) ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec05/ch052/ch052b.html
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Hymenolepis nana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hymenolepis nana is a species of Hymenolepis that causes ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenolepis_nana
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Liver fluke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adults of liver flukes are localized in the liver of various ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
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Index: OR: Merck Manual Professional
Ear, Nose, Throat, and Dental Disorders. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders. Eye Disorders ... Oriental lung fluke infection. Paragonimiasis. Oriental sore ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index/ind_or.html
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NLM Classification Index P
JavaScript must be enabled for requests to the MeSH Browser from ... Paragonimiasis WC 805. Paragonimus QX 353. Paraimmunoglobulinemias see Paraproteinemias ...
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Approach to Parasitic Infections: Infectious Diseases: Merck Manual ...
Parasitic infections are responsible for substantial ... Paragonimiasis. IB, EIA. Schistosomiasis. EIA, IB. Tapeworms. Cysticercosis. IB, EIA. Echinococcosis ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec14/ch181/ch181a.html
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Tapeworm infection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Please help improve this article or section by expanding it. ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
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Acanthocheilonemiasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is an orphan, as few or no other articles link to it. ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthocheilonemiasis
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A-Z Index of Parasitic Diseases | CDC DPD
parasitic diseases ... A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. A ... Paragonimiasis (Paragonimus Infection) Pediculosis (Head or Body ...
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Echinococcus granulosus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Echinococcus granulosus, also called the Hydatid worm or ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinococcus_granulosus
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Fasciola gigantica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fasciola gigantica is a parasitic flatworm of the class ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciola_gigantica
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Parasitic disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A parasitic disease is an infectious disease caused or ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitic_disease
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Pseudophyllidea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pseudophyllid cestodes (order pseudophyllidea) are a kind of ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudophyllidea
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Visceral larva migrans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Since they can't reproduce in humans, they wander throughout ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visceral_larva_migrans
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Gnathostomiasis: An Emerging Imported Disease
increasing number of travelers are ... result, the occurrence of Gnathostoma spinigerum infection ... for 1 of 13 samples from patients with paragonimiasis ...
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Adenophorea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
simple non-tubular excretory system when present ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
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Intestinal Parasites Domestic Refugee Health Guidelines | CDC DGMQ
Welcome to the CDC Global Migration and Quarantine site. ... Paragonimiasis. Schistosomiasis* Strongyloidiasis* Toxocariasis. Trichinosis ...
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Cutaneous larva migrans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cutaneous larva migrans ("CLM") is a skin disease in humans, ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutaneous_larva_migrans
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Drug Search by Medical Condition from WebMD
Find prescription drugs and over the counter medications by medical condition. ... Paragonimiasis. Pulmonary Disease. Pulmonary Emphysema. Scleroderma Lung Disease ...
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Cyclophyllidea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tapeworms of the order Cyclophyllidea (the cyclophyllid ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
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Fasciolopsiasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The parasite infects an amphibic snail (Segmentina nitidella, ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
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Helminthiasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Helminthiasis is a disease in which a part of the body is ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
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List of parasites (human) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New York, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket (different species have ... Paragonimiasis ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski ...
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Taeniasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.stanford.edu/class/humbio103/ParaSites2004 ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
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Trematode infection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Human infections are most common in the Orient, Africa, ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trematode_infection
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Clonorchiasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clonorchiasis is an infectious disease caused by the Chinese ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
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Echinococcus multilocularis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Echinococcus multilocularis is a cyclophyllid cestode that, ... Paragonimus westermani (Paragonimiasis) Intestinal fluke. Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis) ...
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