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Clonorchiasis
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| Differential symptoms of parasite infection by raw fish: Clonorchis sinensis (a trematode/fluke), Anisakis (a nematode/roundworm) and Diphyllobothrium a (cestode/tapeworm),[1] all have gastrointestinal, but otherwise distinct, symptoms.[2][3][4][5] | |
| Specialty | Infectious diseases, medical parasitology, helminthologist  |
Clonorchiasis is an infectious disease caused by the Chinese liver fluke (Clonorchis sinensis) and two related species. Clonorchiasis is a known risk factor for the development of cholangiocarcinoma, a neoplasm of the biliary system.[citation needed]
Symptoms of opisthorchiasis caused by Opisthorchis viverrini and by O. felineus are indistinguishable from clonorchiasis caused by Clonorchis sinensis,[6] leading some to argue that the disease by these three parasites should be referred to collectively as clonorchiasis.[6]
- ^ WaiSays: About Consuming Raw Fish Retrieved on April 14, 2009
- ^ For Chlonorchiasis: Public Health Agency of Canada – Clonorchis sinensis – Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Retrieved on April 14, 2009
- ^ For Anisakiasis: WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Anisakiasis Retrieved on April 14, 2009
- ^ For Diphyllobothrium: MedlinePlus > Diphyllobothriasis Updated by: Arnold L. Lentnek, MD. Retrieved on April 14, 2009
- ^ For symptoms of diphyllobothrium due to vitamin B12-deficiency University of Maryland Medical Center > Megaloblastic (Pernicious) Anemia Archived 2011-11-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on April 14, 2009
- ^ a b King, Sandie; Scholz, Tomáš (2001). "Trematodes of the family Opisthorchiidae: A minireview". The Korean Journal of Parasitology. 39 (3): 209–21. doi:10.3347/kjp.2001.39.3.209. PMC 2721069. PMID 11590910..
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