Foodborne tissue trematodiases are fourth as measured by DALYs in global parasitic disease impact. Major control measures for foodborne trematodes aim at eliminating metacercaria in various food sources.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Review the concept of DALYs as it relates to food borne tissue termatodiases
- Review the life cycles of key liver, lung and intestinal trematodes
- Discuss the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of food borne trematodiases
- Review community and personal control measures for food borne tissue trematodiases
TIMESTAMPS:
00:51 Global burden of parasitic diseases
04:38 Two types of flukes that cause human disease
05:03 Common human foodborne tissue flukes that primarily infect the liver, the intestine or lung
05:54 General life cycle of foodborne tissue trematodiases
08:14 Paragoniumus, the lung fluke
12:21 Incubation, prepatent and patent periods
13:30 Two clinical forms of paragonimiasis
18:03 Paragonimiasis treatment
19:47 Control measures
20:35 Intestinal flukes: Fasciolopsis buski and Heterophyes heterophyes
31:16 Fasciola, Clonorchis and Opisthrochis life cycle in humans
35:29 Liver flukes signs and symptoms
37:53 Liver flukes diagnosis
42:08 Control measures for liver flukes
42:58 Summary
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COURSE PROVIDER:
The North Dakota Public Health Training Network (NDPHTN) develops core competencies in public health practitioners around the world through practical, practice-based training. Learn more at www.ndphtn.com
INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Terry Dwelle is the former North Dakota State Health Officer and the current President and Educational Director of North Dakota Public Health Training Network (NDPHTN). He has over 40 years of clinical and public health experience in the United States, Eastern Europe, Latin and South America, and Central and East Africa.
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