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CHAPTER

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Intestinal Trematodes

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this chapter, the learner will be expected to:

■ Outline the reproductive cycle of trematodes that primarily infect humans
■ Describe the clinical impact of trematodes on a worldwide basis
■ Discuss the relationship between flukes and their intermediate and definitive hosts
■ Associate the three major flukes with the organs they infect

KEY TERMS

Asexual Hematuria Peritoneal
Bilharzia Intestinal fluke Redia
Blood fluke Katayama disease Rice paddy itch
Cercaria Liver fluke Schistosomes
Cestodes Lung fluke Schistosomiasis
Clonorchiasis Mesenteric Schistosomula
Crabs Metacercariae Semisulcospira
Crayfish Miracidia Siberian liver fluke
Dermatitis Mollusks Snails
Digenetic Nematode Sporocyst
Duckworms Opisthorchiasis Swimmer’s itch
Duodenum Palaeoparasitology Trematodes
Feline Paragonimiasis
Flukes Pelvic

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