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Linguatula serrata is a species of cosmopolitan zoonotic parasite, belonging to the tongueworm order Pentastomida. They are wormlike parasites of the respiratory systems of vertebrates. They live in the nasopharyngeal region of mammals. Cats, dogs, foxes, and other carnivores are normal hosts of this parasite.
The usual final host for Linguatula serrata is a carnivore, like a dog or jackal, and the species is sometimes known as the dog tongueworm for this reason. [ 1 ] More generally, linguatulosis can be considered a form of "pentastomiasis", which refers to all diseases caused by pentastomids , including porocephaliasis .
The Pentastomida are an enigmatic group of parasitic arthropods commonly known as tongue worms due to the resemblance of the species of the genus Linguatula to a vertebrate tongue; molecular studies point to them being highly-derived crustaceans.
Faeces, parasite itself worldwide ingestion of intermediate hosts Halzoun syndrome: Linguatula serrata: nasopharynx: physical examination Mid East ingestion of raw or undercooked lymph nodes (e.g., meat from infected camels and buffaloes) Myiasis: Oestroidea, Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae: dead or living tissue Screwworm, Cochliomyia
Halzoun (Arabic:حلزون) is the local name of a buccopharyngeal infection occurring in Lebanon, probably caused by Dicrocoelium dendriticum but also atributted to Fasciola hepatica* and Linguatula serrata, a member of pentastomida larvae.
Linguatula is a genus of crustaceans belonging to the family Linguatulidae. [1] ... Linguatula serrata Frölich, 1789; References This page was last edited on 11 ...
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One, Argulus foliaceus, is a parasite of at least three fish species. There is one representative of the Pentastomida known: Linguatula serrata, which is a human parasite. [11] There are representatives of four orders of Malacostraca. Isopoda is represented by 50 species, of which about a third are endemic.