ATLASINTESTINAL (Helminths) AND LUNG PARASITES
      TREMATODA Order: Plagiorchiata

      PARAGONIMUS WESTERMANI

      Adapted and redrawn from NCDC

      pw1-ic

      Paragonimus westermani: life cycle.


      Geographic distribution of Paragonimiasis

      pw2-ic

      Paragonimus westermani infection occurs in Asia (especially in China, Corea,
      India, Japan, Laos, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet-Nam),
      Central-West Africa, South America (Ecuador, Perù, Venezuela).


      By Emeritus Professor Wallace Peters

      pw3-ic

      pw3a-ic

      pv3: Paragonimus westermani: eggs measure 80-100 by 40-60 µm,
      are golden-brown with a thick shell and a prominent operculum.
      Eggs are recovered from sputum and faeces.
      (Fresh examination of stool sediment). 

      pv3a: Cross section of lung containing adult Paragonimus westermani.

       


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