The control of lung flukes in Vietnam
- Author:
Nguyen Van De
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Lung flukes
- MeSH:
Lung;
Parasitic Diseases;
Pleurisy
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2003;0(5):16-18
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Lung flukes Paragonimus heterotremus is a parasitic disease in which transmit by food, occur in 8 Northern mountainous provinces . The incidence of disease is from 0.3 to 15% on human, from 3.3 to 75% on dogs, from 8.7 to 98.1% on mountain scrab and from 1.4 to 3.6 % on snail. Clinical diagnosis based on mainly symptom such as haemoptysis or fluid pleurisy. Diagnosis definetely that have eggs of lung fluke in sputum, in fluid or in feces. Specific treatment medicine is praziquantel. Prevention of its disease by education communication for people and detective patients ealry then use specific treatment medicine
