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8 Cards in this Set
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Digenea |
Flukes Adults usually hermaphrodites Two suckers Definitive host: Land vertebrate Intermediate host: Mollusc |
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Schistosomiasis - Infection of Dermatitis |
Due to reaction to penetrating cercariae |
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Schistosomiasis - Infection of Colon |
Formation of pseudopapillomas Leads to obstruction of the bleeding into gut |
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Schistosomiasis - Infection of Liver |
Formation of granulomas Destroy organ tissue Leads to liver fibrosis |
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Schistosomiasis - Changed to blood circulation |
Leads to hepatosplenomegaly through increased portalblood pressure |
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Formation of ascites and changes in veinstructure |
Causes formation of varicose veins in stomachand oesophagus |
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Diagnosis: |
Parasite eggs in faeces or urine Serological tests Indirect immunofluorescence ELISA Circulating antigens |
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Location of schistosomiasis infection |
Dermatitis, colon, liver, changes in blood circulation and formation of ascites and changes in vein structure |
