PHC 4031 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Parasitic Disease, Parasitology, Trematoda
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Trematodes: organization of parasitology section, global impact of infectious disease and parasitic diseases, parasitology basics, discussion of major parasites of human health importance (emphasis on. ), how it comes out, how you diagnose it, and its infectious, developmental stages, and environmental influence. 1880 led to elucidation of life cycle in 1881: fascioliasis widespread fbt. In the us it is rare, but imported cases are what usually occur: f. gigantica occurs mainly in tropical areas such as africa, south and. Imported frozen, dried, pickled fish from endemic areas linked to infections outside of eastern asia. In ne thailand, 18. 5% infected in 1997: vietnam- 13. 7% Asia: among a survey of 150 chinese immigrants in nyc, 26, disease, diagnosis, treatment incidence, pathology depends on worm burden, generally infections are light/free of major symptoms. Inflammation and obstruction of biliary ducts: acute phase abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, and eosinophilia can occur, heavy worm burdens may result in impairment of liver function, fibrosis around duct.
