H01093 | |
H number | H01093 |
Name | Paragonimiasis; Pulmonary distomatosis; Lung fluke disease; Benign endemic hemoptysis |
Description | Paragonimiasis (also known as lung fluke infection) is a food-borne parasitic disease caused by infection with trematodes belonging to the genus Paragonimus. Human infections occur by consuming freshwater crustaceans (second intermediate host) or wild boar meat (paratenic host). Paragonimiasis is generically insidious in its onset and mildly chronic in its course. The first report of an adult Paragonimus fluke obtained from humans dates back to 1879. |
Category | Parasitic infectious disease |
Network | - |
Gene | - |
Pathogen | Paragonimus westermani Paragonimus kellicotti Paragonimus miyazakii Paragonimus skrjabini Paragonimus heterotremus Paragonimus hueitungensis Paragonimus uterobilateralis Paragonimus africanus Paragonimus mexicanus |
Env factor | - |
Carcinogen | - |
Drug | - |
Comment | First intermediate host: freshwater snails Second intermediate host: crustacean species |
Other DBs | ICD-11: 1F85 ICD-10: B66.4 MeSH: D010237 |
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