Paragonimus /Par·a·gon·i·mus/ (-gon-ĭ-mus) a genus of parasitic flukes that have two invertebrate hosts, the first a snail, the second a crab or crayfish. P. westerma´ni is the lung fluke, seen especially in Asia, found in cysts in the lungs and sometimes elsewhere in humans and other animals that have eaten infected freshwater crayfish and crabs.
Par·a·gon·i·mus (p r  -g n -ms)n. A genus of lung flukes parasitic in humans and other mammals that feed upon crustaceans. |
Paragonimus
a genus of trematode parasites in the family Paragonimidae. Causes paragonimiasis.
Paragonimus africanus, Paragonimus caliensis, Paragonimus iloktsuenensis, Paragonimus mexicanus, Paragonimus ohirai, Paragonimus peruvianus, Paragonimus uterobilateralis
found in the lungs of a large number of animal species.
Paragonimus kellicotti
found in the lungs of cat, dog and pig. Mink and muskrat are the probable primary hosts.
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Ova of Paragonimus kellicotti. By permission from Nelson RW, Couto CG, Small Animal Internal Medicine, Mosby, 2003
Paragonimus westermani
found in the lungs and other organs of most animal species, and humans.
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