Slide 1Intestinal Flukes Causal Agent: The trematode Heterophyes heterophyes, a minute intestinal fluke. Adults (measuring 1.0 to 1.7 mm by 0.3 to 0.4 mm). In addition to…
Slide 1 Paragonimus Westermani By Leo Pedretti Elizabeth Hall Slide 2 Introduction Causal Agent: Paragonimus westermani also known as the oriental lung fluke. Disease: Paragonimiasis…
Slide 1 Trematodes (Flukes) Department of Parasitology, Xiangya Medical School, Central South University Slide 2 Paragonimus westermani (lung fluke) Slide 3 More than 50…
1.PARAGONIMUS WESTERMANIDR.T.V.RAO MDDR.T.V.RAO MD 12. HISTORY• Most discoveries made between 1874-1918• Discovered in Brazil in 1850 by Diesing• First described in…