Common Infectious

Name MOT IH DH Location Disease Diagnosis Treatment Symptoms

name Stage
1st IH: snail
Digenea Trematodes 2nd IH: aquatic Eats 2nd IH
animal or plant
Humans, wild
1st IH: aquatic
mammals
snail; Schistosomiasis; has
Blood fluke Cercaria (dogs, cats, - Stool or
Schistosoma Oncomelania Veins in the Katayama’s three phases:
or Oriental burrow in the deer, primates, rectal biopsy Praziquantel
japonicum huppensis SI disease Migratory, Acute, and
blood fluke skin horses, swine - ELISA test
quadrasi Chronic
cattle). Least
2nd IH: none
host specific.
Humans, and - Same
Cercaria 1st IH: aquatic many wild problem and Praziquantel
Manson’s Portal veins Schistosomiasis; eggs
S. mansoni burrow in the snails mammals prevention and
blood fluke of the LI rarely get to the brain
skin 2nd IH: none (rodents and as S. Oxamniquine
monkeys) japonicum
Schistosomiasis,
Bilharziasis, swamp
- Eggs in the
Veins of the fever, Katayama
urine
Bladder Humans. Very urinary fever; phases are
Cercaria 1st IH: aquatic Urinary - Concentrate
fluke or host specific w/ plexus similar to 2 other
S. haematobium burrow in the snails Schistosomiasis d urine Praziquantel
Vesical no known (ureters, species.
skin 2nd IH: none (bloody urine) specimen
blood fluke reservoir host bladder, - Painful urination
- ELISA test
urethra) and bloody urine
- May cause bladder
cancer
1st IH: aquatic
snail – Lymnea
philippinensis
Ingestion of
2nd IH: aquatic Herbivorous - Eggs in feces
metacercaria; Liver, Anemia, cirrhosis,
Fasciola Sheep liver plants – Ipomea mammals, Fascioliasis, - ELISA test
ingestion in Metacarcaria particularly Triabendazole jaundice, similar to
hepatica fluke obscura occasionally sheep liver rot - Enterotest
water or on bile duct other liver diseases
(Kangkong) humans - Gel diffusion
watercress
Nasturium
officianale
(Watercress)
1st IH: Freshwater
snails (Genus
Parastossarulus, - Recovery of Ascites, jaundice,
Ingestion of
Chinese Semisulospira, Humans, pigs, Clonorchiasis eggs from indigestion, diarrhea,
metacercaria Praziquantel
Clonorchis liver fluke Alocima, Bulimus) dogs, cats and and stool weight loss,
in Metacercaria Liver and
sinensis or Oriental 2nd IH: other fish- Cholangiocarci specimens or hepatomegaly
undercooked albendazole
liver fluke Fish/crayfish: eating mammal noma duodenale - Frequently causes
fish
salted, pickled, aspirates liver cancer
dried freshwater
fish (Cyprinidae)
Name Common MOT IH DH Infectious Location Disease Diagnosis Treatment Symptoms
 name Stage
Gall bladder
and bile
Ingestion of - Stool
ducts;
contaminated Freshwater fishes - Cholangiogra
Opistorchis Cat liver Cats, dogs, occasionally
raw fish w/c and Bithynia Metacercaria phy Praziquantel
felineus fluke humans in the
contains snails - ELISA test
pancreatic
metacercaria - EIA
duct or the
SI
- Cholangiogra
phy
Ingestion of
- ELISA
raw or Bithynia snails - Causes liver
South East Dogs, humans, SI, bile and (serological Trematocide
Opistorchis undercooked and fish cancer more
Asian liver cats, rats, and Cercaria pancreatic test) and
veverrini fish (Cyprinidae frequently than C.
fluke pigs ducts - Polymerase praziquentel
containing family) sinensis
chain rxn
cercaria
(PCR)

1st IH: snail - Bleeding of

(Segmentina/Hip affected area,
Giant Ingestion of peutis) jaundice, diarrhea,
Fasciolopsis Humans and - Eggs in stool
intestinal metacercaria 2nd IH: Lotus Metacercaria SI Fasciolopsiasis Praziquantel gastric discomfort,
buski pigs
fluke on vegetation (Nympnea lotus), and edema
Water Caltrop - Depends on the
(Trapabiconis) no. of worms
1st IH: Snail
Not host
(Gyraulus
specific. Found
convexiusculus) - 15 sp. Have been
Ingestion of in most warm-
None 2nd IH: Pila reported in
Echinostoma encysted blooded, semi- Intestines or
Garrison’s cconica (Kuhol), Metacercaria - Eggs in stool Praziquantel humans (who eat
ilocanum metacercaria aquatic bile duct
fluke Pila luzonica, raw snails or other
in snail vertebrates,
Vivipara mollusks)
including
anguralis (Susong
humans
pampang)
- In addition to
abdominal pain
- Eggs in
and discomfort,
stool;
patients often
Heterophid Eating 1st IH: Brackish - Difficult.
Humans and experience a
fluke undercooked and fresh water Eggs
Heterophyes other fish- chronic mucous
Von or raw fish snail – Thiara Metacercaria SI Heterophyiasis resemble Praziquantel
heterophyes eating diarrhea and
siebold’s w/c contains riquetti other
mammals eosinophilia.
fluke metacercaria 2nd IH: Fish intestinal sp.
- Deadliest fluke of
No need
man
adults worm
- Smallest fluke of
man
 Common Infectious
Name MOT IH DH Location Disease Diagnosis Treatment Symptoms
name Stage
- Chronic cough,
difficulties
breathing, sputum
w/ blood or
- Accomplished
brownish streaks
by recover of
- Chronic
eggs in
1st IH: Snail bronchitis,
sputum
Ingestion in Antemelania Praziquantel eosinophilia, and
Paragonimiasis; specimens
undercooked asperata Humans and ; an the production of
Pulmonary - Occasionally,
Paragonimus Oriental crustaceans. Antemelania other fish- acceptable fibrous tissue
Metacercaria Lungs Distomiasis; the eggs may
westermani lung fluke Pickling does dactylus eating alternative - Development of a
Cerebral be seen in
not kill 2nd IH: Cray fish mammals drug is serious
Paragonimiasis stool samples
metacercaria Sundathephusa bitionol neurological
when sputum
philippina condition. Patient
is swallowed
experience
- Serologic
seizures, visual
tests
difficulties, and
decreased
precision of motor
skills