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    Trematodes, commonly known as flukes, are flat leaf-shaped worms that have complex multi-host life cycles. They reproduce sexually and have eggs that are operculated, or capped, and can contaminate water sources. Important trematode diseases in humans include schistosomiasis caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma that penetrate the skin and mature in veins, eventually releasing eggs that cause damage. Other significant flukes are the Chinese liver fluke, sheep liver fluke, giant intestinal fluke, and lung fluke.

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    Trematodes, commonly known as flukes, are flat leaf-shaped worms that have complex multi-host life cycles. They reproduce sexually and have eggs that are operculated, or capped, and can contaminate water sources. Important trematode diseases in humans include schistosomiasis caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma that penetrate the skin and mature in veins, eventually releasing eggs that cause damage. Other significant flukes are the Chinese liver fluke, sheep liver fluke, giant intestinal fluke, and lung fluke.

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    Trematodes, commonly known as flukes, are flat leaf-shaped worms that have complex multi-host life cycles. They reproduce sexually and have eggs that are operculated, or capped, and can contaminate water sources. Important trematode diseases in humans include schistosomiasis caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma that penetrate the skin and mature in veins, eventually releasing eggs that cause damage. Other significant flukes are the Chinese liver fluke, sheep liver fluke, giant intestinal fluke, and lung fluke.

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    Trematodes, commonly known as flukes, are flat leaf-shaped worms that have complex multi-host life cycles. They reproduce sexually and have eggs that are operculated, or capped, and can contaminate water sources. Important trematode diseases in humans include schistosomiasis caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma that penetrate the skin and mature in veins, eventually releasing eggs that cause damage. Other significant flukes are the Chinese liver fluke, sheep liver fluke, giant intestinal fluke, and lung fluke.

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    Trematodes

    Trematodes are commonly called flukes. The first intermediate hosts are snails.
     Leaf-shaped worms, generally flat and fleshy
     Hermaphroditic (except for Schistosoma, which is either male or female)
     Have complicated life cycles occurring in 2 or more hosts
     Have operculated eggs (except for Schistosoma), which contaminate water, perpetuating the life cycle; also used to
    diagnose infections

    Table II-6-12. Trematode (Fluke) Diseases

    Organism Common Name Reservoir Host Acquisition Progression in Humans Important Ova Treatment

    Skin penetration
    (itching) → mature in
    veins of mesentery →
    S. mansoni Intestinal Contact with eggs cause granulomas
    Cats, dogs,
    Schistosoma schistosomiasis water; skin in liver (liver Praziquantel
    cattle, etc.
    japonicum penetration enlargement in chronic
    cases)
    Clay pipe-stem fibrosis
    of portal vein

    Skin penetration
    (itching) → mature in
    Contact with bladder veins; chronic
    Schistosoma Vesicular
    Primates water; skin infection has high Praziquantel
    haematobium schistosomiasis
    penetration association with
    bladder carcinoma in
    Egypt and Africa
    Penetrate skin,
    Birds(Great
    producing dermatitis
    water; skin Contact with Trimeprazine
    Nonhuman without further
    Swimmer’s itch penetration water; skin - Calamine
    schistosomes development in
    U.S.) penetration Sedatives
    humans; itching is most
    intense at 2 to 3 days
    Clonorchis Chinese liver Dogs, cats,
    Raw fish ingestion Serum-like sickness Operculated eggs Praziquantel
    sinensis fluke humans
    Fasciola
    Sheep liver fluke Sheep Watercress Hepatitis Operculated eggs Praziquantel
    hepatica
    Diarrhea ±
    Fasciolopsis Giant intestinal
    Pigs Water chestnuts malabsorption Operculated eggs Praziquantel
    buski fluke
    syndrome
    Ingestion of raw
    TB-like disease:
    Paragonimus crab/ crayfish Operculated eggs
    Lung fluke Pigs/dogs hemoptysis, night Praziquantel
    westermani* from Asia, Africa, in sputum
    sweats
    South America

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