Parasitology Exam 2 Disease/Symptoms HPU

Fasciola hepatica

Disease/Symptoms: Fascioliasis; hepatic damage, abdominal pain, fever, and hepatomegaly (enlarged liver).

Schistosoma mansoni

Disease/Symptoms: Schistosomiasis; abdominal pain, diarrhea, hepatomegaly, and potentially chronic complications such as liver fibrosis.

S. japonicum

Disease/Symptoms: Schistosomiasis; similar to S. mansoni, with potential severe complications in chronic cases

S. haematobium

Disease/Symptoms: Schistosomiasis; hematuria (blood in urine), dysuria, bladder and kidney damage

S. intercalatum

Disease/Symptoms: Schistosomiasis; abdominal pain, diarrhea, and potential complications in chronic cases

S. mekongi

Disease/Symptoms: Schistosomiasis; abdominal pain, diarrhea, and potential complications in chronic cases

Clonorchis (Opisthorchis) sinensis

Disease/Symptoms: Clonorchiasis; bile duct inflammation, abdominal pain, jaundice

Paragonimus westermani

Disease/Symptoms: Paragonimiasis; pulmonary symptoms, including cough, chest pain, and hemoptysis

Fasciolopsis buski

Disease/Symptoms: Fasciolopsiasis; abdominal pain, diarrhea, malabsorption

Fasciola gigantica

Disease/Symptoms: Fascioliasis; hepatic damage, abdominal pain, fever, and hepatomegaly

Fasciola jacksoni

Disease/Symptoms: Fascioliasis in elephants; hepatic damage, potential abdominal pain, fever, and hepatomegaly

Nanophyetus salminicola

Disease/Symptoms: Salmon poisoning disease in dogs; fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and potentially fatal if untreated

Gyrodactylus sp. and Dactylogyrus sp.

Disease/Symptoms: Gyrodactylosis and Dactylogyrosis in fish; skin and gill damage, respiratory distress.

Taenia solium

Disease/Symptoms: Cysticercosis; varied symptoms depending on cyst location, including seizures if cysts develop in the brain

Echinococcus granulosus

Disease/Symptoms: Hydatid disease; cyst formation in organs, potentially leading to organ dysfunction

Echinococcus multilocularis

Disease/Symptoms: Alveolar echinococcosis; multi-chambered cysts in the liver, potentially fatal

Diphyllobothrium latum

Disease/Symptoms: Diphyllobothriasis; abdominal discomfort, vitamin B12 deficiency, potentially leading to anemia

Diphyllobothrium mansoides

Disease/Symptoms: Diphyllobothriasis; similar to D. latum infection in humans

Dipylidium caninum

Disease/Symptoms: Dipylidiasis; often asymptomatic, mild gastrointestinal symptoms

Taenia pisiformis

Disease/Symptoms: Cysticercosis in rabbits; varied symptoms depending on cyst location

Diplostomulum spp., Ornithodiplostomum ptychocheilus

Disease/Symptoms: Diplostomiasis; eye damage in fish and potential blindness

Dicrocoelium dendriticum

Disease/Symptoms: Dicrocoeliasis; liver damage, potentially leading to weight loss and poor production in ruminants

Brachlecithum mosquensis

Disease/Symptoms: Brachylaimiasis; gastrointestinal symptoms in mammals

Leucochloridium paradoxum

Disease/Symptoms: Leucochloridiosis; parasitic castration in snails, leading to behavioral changes

Horsehair worms or Gordian worms

Disease/Symptoms: Parasitism in insects, crustaceans, and arachnids; behavioral changes in infected hosts