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  2. Paragonimus westermani - Wikipedia

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    Paragonimus westermani (Japanese lung fluke or oriental lung fluke) is the most common species of lung fluke that infects humans, causing paragonimiasis. [2] Human infections are most common in eastern Asia and in South America. Paragonimiasis may present as a sub-acute to chronic inflammatory disease of the lung. It was discovered by Dutch ...

  3. Paragonimiasis - Wikipedia

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    Paragonimiasis is a food-borne parasitic disease caused by several species of lung flukes belonging to genus Paragonimus. [4] Infection is acquired by eating crustaceans such as crabs and crayfishes which host the infective forms called metacercariae, or by eating raw or undercooked meat of mammals harboring the metacercariae from crustaceans.

  4. Paragonimus kellicotti - Wikipedia

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    The lung fluke encysts within the tissue of crustaceans until the crustacean is consumed by humans or other animals. Once the fluke has been ingested, enzymes within the digestive tract of the consumer break down the parasitic cysts. The immature parasite continues to mature within the lungs of its new host, feeding on its intestine, and lay eggs.

  5. Report: 93-year-old former model 'eaten alive' by parasites ...

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    A 93-year-old woman who once worked as a model died after being eaten alive by scabies. According to a lawsuit obtained by 11 Alive, Rebecca Zeni died at a LaFayette, Georgia, nursing home in 2015 ...

  6. Paragonimus - Wikipedia

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    In the intestine, the parasite will move into the abdomen and commonly into the lungs. In the lung, the parasites encyst and cross fertilize each other. The cyst eventually ruptures in the lungs and the eggs may be coughed up or swallowed and excreted in the feces. An egg landing in fresh water hatches and releases a ciliated miracidium.

  7. List of parasites of humans - Wikipedia

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    Main article: Human parasite Endoparasites Protozoan organisms Common name of organism or disease Latin name (sorted) Body parts affected Diagnostic specimen Prevalence Source/Transmission (Reservoir/Vector) Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis (eye infection) Acanthamoeba spp. eye, brain, skin culture worldwide contact lenses cleaned with contaminated tap water ...

  8. Angiostrongylus cantonensis - Wikipedia

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    These granules contain proteins that are toxic to parasites. When these granules degranulate, or break down, chemicals are released that combat parasites such as A. cantonensis. Eosinophils, which are located throughout the body, are guided to sites of inflammation by chemokines when the body is infested with parasites such as A. cantonensis.

  9. California Pet Parents on Alert as Deadly Parasite ... - AOL

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    Here's how this parasite works: It makes its way through the snail's body, and then traveling through its system. Once it transforms, it has 24 hours to find a mammal host like a dog or raccoon to ...

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