ORGANISM 5--Opisthorchis sinensis (Clonorchis sinensis)
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
COMMON NAME: Chinese liver fluke.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Asia
PATHOGENISIS: Mechanical and toxic irritations to liver, destruction of liver
parenchyma, jaundice, adenomatous proliferation of tissue
cells and liver cirrhosis.
HABITAT: Bile passages.
INTERMEDIATE HOST
FIRST: Snail.
SECOND: Fish.
RESERVOIR HOST: Piscivores.
INFECTIVE FORM: Metacercaria.
MODE OF INFECTION: Ingestion.
SPECIMEN OF CHOICE: Feces.
Figure 3-18. Life cycle of Opisthorchis sinensis.
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