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تعداد آیتم قابل مشاهده باقیمانده : 3 مورد

Nematode characteristics

Nematode characteristics

	Angiostrongylus costaricensis	Anisakiasis	Capillariasis		Dirofilariasis			Dracunculiasis	Trichostrongyliasis
	Angiostrongylus costaricensis	Anisakiasis	Capillaria philippinensis	Capillaria hepatica	Dirofilaria immitis	Dirofilaria repens	Dirofilaria tenuis	Dracunculiasis	Trichostrongyliasis
Mode of acquisition	Usually via ingestion of raw snails/slugs or raw produce contaminated with larva-containing slug secretions	Ingestion of undercooked or raw fish	Ingestion of raw or undercooked fish	Ingestion of eggs in contaminated food, water, or soil	Mosquito bite			Ingestion of water containing copepods infected with larvae	Ingestion of unwashed vegetables fertilized with contaminated manure
Main organ system affected	Intestine	Stomach or intestine	Intestine	Liver	Lung	Subcutaneous nodules		Skin	Intestine
Diagnosis	Intestinal biopsy	Visualization of worm (in vomitus or at endoscopy)	Stool specimen	Liver biopsy	Biopsy of involved tissue			Clinical	Stool
Treatment	Not required	Physical removal of the parasite; possibly albendazole	Albendazole or mebendazole		Extraction/excision			Symptomatic only	Albendazole or mebendazole
Hosts	Definitive host: Rats Intermediate host: Snails/slugs	Marine mammals, crustaceans, fish/squid	Fish-eating birds, fish	Rats, mammals	Dog	Cats	Racoons	NA	Herbivorous mammals, including sheep and cattle
Humans	Dead-end host	Incidental hosts	Incidental hosts		Accidental, dead-end hosts			Only known host	Incidental hosts
Main geographical area	Central and South America	Japan	Thailand, Philippines	Worldwide	Mediterranean region			Mainly Sudan, also Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Mali	Worldwide, especially Middle East and Asia

Courtesy of Peter Weller, MD, and Karin Leder, MD.

Graphic 80869 Version 3.0

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