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Paragonimiasis

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Paragonimiasis is a food-borne parasitic infection caused by the lung fluke, most commonly Paragonimus westermani. [1]

26 relations: Biopsy, Bithionol, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chest radiograph, Crab, Crayfish, Diarrhea, Drunken shrimp, Duodenum, East Asia, Embryonated, Eosinophilia, Hemoptysis, Hepatosplenomegaly, Hives, Lung, Oxford University Press, Paragonimus westermani, Parasitic disease, Peritoneum, Praziquantel, Snail, Thoracic diaphragm, Trematoda, Trematode life cycle stages, Tuberculosis.

Biopsy

A biopsy is a medical test commonly performed by a surgeon, interventional radiologist, or an interventional cardiologist involving extraction of sample cells or tissues for examination to determine the presence or extent of a disease.

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Bithionol

Bithionol is an anthelmintic used to treat Anoplocephala perfoliata (tapeworms) in horses and Fasciola hepatica (liver flukes).

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading national public health institute of the United States.

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Chest radiograph

A chest radiograph, colloquially called a chest X-ray (CXR), or chest film, is a projection radiograph of the chest used to diagnose conditions affecting the chest, its contents, and nearby structures.

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Crab

Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) (translit.

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Crayfish

Crayfish, also known as crawfish, crawdads, crawldads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, mudbugs or yabbies, are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters, to which they are related; taxonomically, they are members of the superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea.

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Diarrhea

Diarrhea, also spelled diarrhoea, is the condition of having at least three loose or liquid bowel movements each day.

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Drunken shrimp

Drunken shrimp is a popular dish in parts of China based on freshwater shrimp that are often eaten alive, but immersed in liquor to make consumption easier.

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Duodenum

The duodenum is the first section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds.

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East Asia

East Asia is the eastern subregion of the Asian continent, which can be defined in either geographical or ethno-cultural "The East Asian cultural sphere evolves when Japan, Korea, and what is today Vietnam all share adapted elements of Chinese civilization of this period (that of the Tang dynasty), in particular Buddhism, Confucian social and political values, and literary Chinese and its writing system." terms.

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Embryonated

Embryonated, unembryonated and de-embryonated are terms generally used in reference to eggs or, in botany, to seeds.

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Eosinophilia

Eosinophilia is a condition in which the eosinophil count in the peripheral blood exceeds.

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Hemoptysis

Hemoptysis is the coughing up of blood or blood-stained mucus from the bronchi, larynx, trachea, or lungs.

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Hepatosplenomegaly

Hepatosplenomegaly (commonly abbreviated HSM) is the simultaneous enlargement of both the liver (hepatomegaly) and the spleen (splenomegaly).

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Hives

Hives, also known as urticaria, is a kind of skin rash with red, raised, itchy bumps.

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Lung

The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and many other animals including a few fish and some snails.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.

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Paragonimus westermani

Paragonimus westermani is the major species of lung fluke that infects humans, causing paragonimiasis.

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Parasitic disease

A parasitic disease, also known as parasitosis, is an infectious disease caused or transmitted by a parasite.

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Peritoneum

The peritoneum is the serous membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity or coelom in amniotes and some invertebrates, such as annelids.

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Praziquantel

Praziquantel, sold under the brandname Biltricide among others, is a medication used to treat a number of types of parasitic worm infections.

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Snail

Snail is a common name loosely applied to shelled gastropods.

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Thoracic diaphragm

For other uses, see Diaphragm (disambiguation). The thoracic diaphragm, or simply the diaphragm (partition), is a sheet of internal skeletal muscle in humans and other mammals that extends across the bottom of the thoracic cavity.

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Trematoda

Trematoda is a class within the phylum Platyhelminthes.

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Trematode life cycle stages

Trematodes are any parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda, especially a parasitic fluke.

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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragonimiasis

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