Infectious and parasitic diseases

Schistosomiasis - Treatment and Prevention

Antiparasitic treatment of schistosomiasis is carried out in a hospital setting. Semi-bed rest, no special diet is required. In case of liver damage - table No. 5. Currently, schistosomiasis is treated with a highly effective drug for all forms of helminthiasis - praziquantel.

Schistosomiasis - Diagnosis

In the acute period of schistosomiasis, when conducting diagnostics, it is necessary to take into account the epidemiological history and the presence of signs of “cercarial dermatitis” after swimming in contaminated bodies of water.

Schistosomiasis - Symptoms

Symptoms of schistosomiasis depend on its form. Symptoms of urogenital schistosomiasis associated with the introduction of cercariae in the form of allergic dermatitis in non-immune individuals are rarely recorded. Acute schistosomiasis may develop after 3-12 weeks of latent period.

Schistosomiasis - Causes and Pathogenesis

Schistosomes belong to the phylum Plathelminthes, class Trematoda, family Schistosomatidae. Five species of schistosomes: Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma haematobium, Schistosoma japonicum, Schistosoma intercalation and Schistosoma mekongi - are the causative agents of helminthiasis in humans. Schistosomes differ from all other representatives of the class Trematoda in that they are dioecious and have sexual dimorphism.

Schistosomiasis - Overview

Schistosomiasis, or bilharziasis (Latin: schistosomosis; English: schistosomiasis, bilharziasi), is a tropical helminthiasis characterized in the acute stage by toxic-allergic reactions, and in the chronic stage by predominant damage to the intestines or genitourinary system, depending on the type of pathogen.

Fasciolosis in humans: routes of infection and development cycle

Fascioliasis (Latin: fasciolosis, English: fascioliasis) is a chronic zoonotic biohelminthiasis caused by parasitism of trematodes of the Fasciolidae family, characterized by predominant damage to the biliary system.

Opisthorchiasis - Treatment and Prevention

Treatment of patients with opisthorchiasis should be comprehensive, individual and take into account concomitant diseases. Hospitalization of patients is carried out according to clinical indications. A gentle regimen is prescribed, diet No. 5 for 6 months.

Opisthorchiasis - Diagnosis

The diagnosis of opisthorchiasis is established on the basis of clinical, epidemiological and laboratory data: consumption of thermally untreated, lightly salted fish in endemic regions; fever, toxic-allergic syndrome; leukocytosis and eosinophilia in the blood; in the chronic phase - symptoms of cholecystopancreatitis, gastroduodenitis.

Opistorchiasis - Symptoms

The incubation period for opisthorchiasis is 2-6 weeks after eating infected fish. The disease is characterized by polymorphism of the clinical picture.

Opisthorchiasis - Causes and Pathogenesis

The causative agent of opisthorchiasis - Opistorchis felineus (cat fluke) belongs to the type of flatworms (trematodes), class of flukes. It has a flat elongated body 8-14 mm long and 1-3.5 mm in diameter; equipped with two suckers - oral and abdominal. Opisthorchis are hermaphrodites.