A case report of human gastrodiscoidiasis in nepal. International journal of basic, applied and innovative research. Pdf fluke gastrodiscoides hominis infection in a rhesus. The planorbid snail helicorbis coenosus benson has been found experimentally to serve as the intermediate host of gastrodiscoides hominis the cercaria of g. A case report of gastrodiscoides hominis infestation. Whereas it has been elegantly demonstrated in many studies in the last years that genetic factors are crucially involved. I simply stumbled upon your blog and in accession capital to say that i acquire in fact loved account your weblog posts. Pdf on oct 1, 1970, j g fox and others published fluke gastrodiscoides hominis infection in a rhesus monkey with related intussusception of the colon find, read and cite all the research you. Gastrodiscoides hominis echinostoma ilocanum trematodes i liver flukes clonorchis sinensisopisthorchis viverrini fasciola hepatica fasciola gigantica dicrocoelium dendriticum lung fluke paragonimus westermani blood flukes schistosoma japonicum s. Gastrodiscoides hominis echinostoma ilocanum trematodes i liver flukes clonorchis sinensisopisthorchis viverrini fasciola hepatica fasciola gigantica dicrocoelium dendriticum lung fluke paragonimus westermani blood flukes schistosoma japonicum.
Molecular characterization of gastrodiscoides hominis platyhelminthes. The essential reference for selecting, using, and interpreting methods and results related to human parasitic infections this major work by lynne garcia, a recognized authority on diagnostic parasitology, has been completely updated to include the dramatic changes that have occurred in the field of diagnostic medical parasitology over the past decade. John paul ii redemptor hominis 1979 catholic australia. Observations on gastrodiscoides hominis and fasciolopsis. Looking for online definition of gastrodiscoides hominis in the medical dictionary. A description of gastrodiscoides hominis, from the. Studies on the ultrastructure and histochemistry of the. The year of three popes redemptor hominis redeemer of man, promulgated on the 4th march, 1979, was the first encyclical of john paul ii. It is a parasite of a variety of vertebrates, including humans. Gastrodiscoides hominis is a large fluke of pig and human and constitutes an important parasite of human in assam, indian, the philippines and southeast asia. The intermediate host and the cercaria of gastrodiscoides hominis. The first definitive specimen was described from a human subject in 1876. Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Gastrodiscoides hominis redirected from gastrodiscus hominis gastrodiscoides hominis gastrodiskoydez hominis.
Gastrodiscoides hominis lewis and mcconnell, 1876 leiper, 19 synonyms. The aetiology of both disorders has still not yet been identified. The polish cardinal karol wojtyla had been elected pope john paul ii in october 1978, after the very brief pontificate of john paul i august. Gastrodiscoides hominis definition of gastrodiscoides. Gastrodiscoidiasis, a plantborne zoonotic disease caused by the intestinal amphistome fluke gastrodiscoides hominis. Gastrodiscoides definition of gastrodiscoides by medical. Redemptor hominis addressed by the supreme pontiff john paul ii to his venerable brothers in the episcopate the priests, the religious families the sons and daughters of the church and to all men and women of good will at the beginning of his papal ministry on the redeemer of man. A description of gastrodiscoides hominis, from the napu mouse. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Gastrodiscoides hominis infection in a nigerian case report. Looking for online definition of gastrodiscus hominis in the medical dictionary. A sdvosb service disabled veteran owned small business. Cambridge core journal of helminthology volume 49 issue 4. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article k, or click.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Gastrodiscoides hominis infestation on vegetables cabbages sold in ekpoma markets, edo state, southern nigeria a case report 1uzairue l. Pdf gastrodiscoidiasis, a plantborne zoonotic disease caused by. This textbook provides an uptodate overview of the most important parasites in humans and their potential vectors. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. Judging by the public health importance of gastrodiscoides hominis, there is therefore, an urgent need for control. Human gastrodiscoidiasis is found mainly in countries such as india, pakistan, myanmar, vietnam, the philippines, thailand, china, kazakhstan 1,4,5. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Ppt parasitology diagnosis authorstream presentation. Studies on the ultrastructure and histochemistry of the lymph. Feb 06, 2009 read molecular characterization of gastrodiscoides hominis platyhelminthes. A young lady presented to us with bilateral pitting pedal edema of 2 months duration and laboratory evaluation showed microcytic anemia, low total protein and albumin. International journal of basic, applied and innovative.
Read molecular characterization of gastrodiscoides hominis platyhelminthes. The digenetic trematodes, fasciolopsis buski, gastrodiscoides hominis and artyfechinostomum malayanum, as zoonotic infections in south asian countries. Gastrodiscoides hominis is unique among the helminthic infections of man in that it is the only common representative of the amphistome group in the human host. Inflammatory bowel diseases ibd such as crohns disease cd or ulcerative colitis uc comprise the two most common forms of intestinal inflammation characterised by a chronic relapsing disease course. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. It is prevalent in bangladesh, india, burma, china, kazakhstan, philippines, thailand, vietnam, and the volga delta of russia, with. Help pages, faqs, uniprotkb manual, documents, news archive and biocuration projects. Gastrodiscoidiasis is an infection that is usually asymptomatic and affects the small intestine. Endoscopy and colonoscopy revealed multiple motile worms which were retrieved for species identification. Parasitic zoo of fasciolopsis buski, gastrodiscoides. You can find this large flatworm mostly in small villages in a state in the northeast corner of india called assam.
Infections related to the ingestion of seafood the lancet. With the use of molecular tools assisting the conventional diagnostic procedures, we aimed at finding out molecular characterization of g. Fasciolopsis buski and gastrodiscoides hominis are recorded as common human infections in kamrup district, assam, where the examination of 221 faecal specimens from different localities gave an average infection rate of 597% with f. Diagnostic medical parasitology lynne shore garcia download. A description of gastrodiscoides hominis, from the napu. Watsonius watsoni conyingham, 1904, another amphistome, is normally a parasite of monkeys and has been very rarely recorded from man in whom it is evidently an accidental parasite. Parasitic zoo of fasciolopsis buski, gastrodiscoides hominis, giardia intestinalis and entamoeba histolytica. Gastrodiscoides hominis is a common parasite in humans and pigs in certain parts of india.
It is caused by a trematode fluke named gastrodiscoides hominis. Waterborne and sanitationrelated infections are one of the major contributors to diseases burden and mortality in the world with children and poor individuals in rural areas being the most affected. It is characterized by the presence of a pair of welldeveloped oral pouches, an alimentary tract having an oesophagus with a muscular bulb and two simple intestinal caeca, an excretory system with a cross. Digenea inferred from its rdna sequence analysis, parasitology research on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Different parasitic diseases such as giardiasis, toxoplasmodiasis, amoebiasis, cryptosporidiosis have been associated with contaminated drinking water. The life history of gastrodiscoides hominis lewis and mcconnel. Evaluation of parasitic contamination of drinking water. Genotyping and subtyping cryptosporidium to identify risk. Offering information and advice in the form of articles and case studies across the uk and abroad. Oxford scholarship online this book is available as part of oxford scholarship online view abstracts and keywords at book and chapter level. Gastrodiscidae is an amphistomid intestinal fluke of pigs causing gastrodiscoidiosis. Liver and biliary problems are not typical for infections with echinostoma spp. Humans become infected with intestinal flukes by consuming contaminated food and water that consists of or contains the second intermediate hosts eg, vegetation, snails and fish.
Molecular typing of cryptosporidium in nebraska during 20152017 found that c. Gastrodiscoides hominis in gross morphology, permanent mounting and rhomboid non bile stained operculated egg of gastrodicoides hominis. Gastrodiscoides hominis is an amphistome trematode that is normally parasite of pigs. Gastrodiscus hominis definition of gastrodiscus hominis. Mar 26, 2017 gastrodiscoides hominis prevalent in assam and bengal pyriform in shape measures 510 mm. The lymphatic system of the paramphistome, gastrodiscoides hominis consists of numerous fluidfilled branches embedded in parenchyma and surrounded by extracellular material and is closely associated with the major organ systems of the fluke. However, with heavy infections, the worms can produce catarrhal inflammation with mild ulceration and the patient may experience abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and weight. Fasciolopesis buski metagonimus yokogawi heterophyes heterophyes echinostoma ilocanum gastrodiscoides hominis. Enter the name or part of a name you wish to search for. Pdf on jan 1, 2006, santiago mas coma and others published. Molecular characterization of gastrodiscoides hominis. Redirect this redirect does not require a rating on the projects quality scale.
Fasciolopesis buski metagonimus yokogawi heterophyes. It is an almost perfect reproduction of romanians living in bessarabia. Presentations ppt, key, pdf logging in or signing up. Gastrodiscoides hominis lewis and mcconnell, 1876 synonyms. The intermediate host and the cercaria of gastrodiscoides. Stool examination revealed polyparasites fasciola, gastrodiscoides. The lymph matrix consists of a cytoplasmic syncytium within which nuclei, mitochondria and various sized granules and membranous structures occur. Parasitic zoo of fasciolopsis buski, gastrodiscoides hominis. Pdf parasitic zoo of fasciolopsis buski, gastrodiscoides.
Gastrodiscoides is genus of zoonotic trematode under the class trematoda. Mooreb adepartment of medicine, fremantle hospital, university of western australia, fremantle, wa 6959, australia bdepartment of internal medicine, university of kansas school of medicinewichita, wichita, ks, usa. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Adult worms are attached to the mucosa of the small intestine. For each parasite, the book offers a concise summary including its distribution, epidemiology, life cycle, morphology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapeutic measures. Echinostomiasis is a foodborne infection caused by an intestinal trematodes belonging to the family echinostomatidae. Ova of gastrodiscoides hominis seen in nepalese patient at tribhuvan university teaching hospital. It is likely that more than the estimated 4050 million people are infected with intestinal trematodes. Gastrodiscoides hominis is within the scope of wikiproject animals, an attempt to better organize information in articles related to animals and zoology. The intermediate host and the cercaria of gastrodiscoides hominis trematoda. The planorbid freshwater snails, helicorbis coenosus shed the cercariae, cercariae encyst to metacercaria on aquatic plants, or in tadpoles, frogs, and clayfish 3 and ingested metacercaria. The life history of gastrodiscoides hominis lewis and mcconnel, 1876 leiper, 19 the amphistome parasite of man and pig volume 46 issue 1 s. This parasite has not been reported in nigeria and possibly other parts of africa. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 852k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page.